🧵 Skipping
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 03:19:02 UTC No. 16293038
Is it a natural or learned behavior?
How does it even work? I have yet to find a rigorous scientific explanation or breakdown of the human "skipping" gait.
Why is it more common in children but stigmatized for adults? Is this universal or cultural?
How does it compare in terms of speed/efficiency to other modes of human locomotion?
I personally think it is likely more efficient than either walking or jogging, but it is simply too stigmatized for serious consideration.
I've heard anecdotal evidence of unfit military personnel passing their fitness tests by "skipping" through the 1.5 mile jog.
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:06:42 UTC No. 16293090
>>16293038
Why not try skipping 1.5 miles and comparing your experience (and timing) with a usual run?
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 06:20:53 UTC No. 16293120
>>16293090
But then he'd look silly.
And it's learned in my case. In 1st grade, I was sent home with a note from my PE teacher explaining to my Mom she had to teach me to skip. I even made a joke of it later since she never let it go that I learned to skip but not to stop, so I'd skip into things during my teenaged "running into walls" phase
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:46:27 UTC No. 16293174
>>16293038
I think it’s genetic.
If you ever see a nigger skipping it’s a universal sign a fight’s about to start.
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:52:09 UTC No. 16293178
>>16293038
It is very efficient on uneven terrain with elevation changes if you have good balance.
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:38:27 UTC No. 16293730
>>16293090
>Why not try skipping 1.5 miles
Sir, this is /sci/
>>>/out/catalog is that way
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:12:23 UTC No. 16293785
>>16293038
I swear as a kid I could skip faster than I could run. And skipping was super fun. Maybe I should be an autist and skip around town.
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:13:34 UTC No. 16293786
>>16293090
Skipping could be more energy efficient without being faster. It could also strike a balance of being faster than jogging while more efficient than running.
Anonymous at Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:15:31 UTC No. 16293789
Too lazy to do a simple search but there was a study a few years back that determined skipping is more efficient than walking or running for a certain leg length which is why many children go through a period of preferring skipping over other forms of locomotion.