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Shamon_Yu OP t1_j5uwvl8 wrote
Reply to comment by ImReverse_Giraffe in Pound for pound, humans have very powerful kicks compared to animals. by Shamon_Yu
They do break their legs very easily.
The strength of a bone is proportional to its cross-sectional area. The loading on a bone is proportional to the mass (volume) of the animal. Volume increases more rapidly than cross-sectional area when the animal gets bigger.
Edit: What was unsatisfactory?
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