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We got lazy
The Modern Man Is a Wimp (article)
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ok they did have the strength of a grown chimp back then......
but dudes back then could handle the backshots or we wouldnt be here today.
now you got many grown men today displaying traits of anorexia. its crazy.
ayooo?
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Don't see what's hard to believe about this. Weapons and armor are heavy. A marathon is about 26 miles and when you consider that battles were walked to in rushed manner to help change the tide, 39 miles is very possible.
What I don't understand is... If you're walking to my "hood" to have a battle with me and you walk 26 miles... How can I lose?
I mean, I'm basically chilling waiting for you to walk to me. You should be tired as hell, and even if you take a days rest.
You still walked 26 miles with all that armor and weaponry on your sides and back.
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people were tougher, but people are larger now for the most part
even the healthy ones
so its a toss up and we will never know for sure, its just someones opinion
honest people claimed babe ruth could hit the ball farther than any measure today...
and that was only 75 years ago
also - Neanderthal was a different species so it doesn't count
even the healthy ones
so its a toss up and we will never know for sure, its just someones opinion
honest people claimed babe ruth could hit the ball farther than any measure today...
and that was only 75 years ago
also - Neanderthal was a different species so it doesn't count
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When people were closer to the monkeys, they would've been much stronger even if they weren't as modern humans.
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I don't think they ran faster than Usain Bolt. I thought I read an article about physicists saying it was impossible for a human to run much faster thanthat.
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Modern man has guns.
Caveman loses.
Caveman loses.
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What I don't understand is... If you're walking to my "hood" to have a battle with me and you walk 26 miles... How can I lose?
I mean, I'm basically chilling waiting for you to walk to me. You should be tired as hell, and even if you take a days rest.
You still walked 26 miles with all that armor and weaponry on your sides and back.
There's a reason why the Roman legions and legionnaires were the most feared army in the known world. Their battle tactics were efficient.Fighting in the phalanx formation compensated for any fatigue.
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I think we're good right now. We know how to harness the powers of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart...
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They probably burned more calories hunting for food than what they ate.
All we burn Is gas to go to drive thru
All we burn Is gas to go to drive thru
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F the olden days.
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In modern society, yes.
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The oranguntan was chillin. Light work.
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sorry i cant believe the usain bolt line.
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As did our ancestors. The difference between them and us is that they had way more respect for nature than we do. R.I.P. to this planet.
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^Can't even laugh at that because thats the way we're headed
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LOL Wall-e, folks couldn't even walk.
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Crazy.
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Originally Posted by Tus4Prez
pretty cool. definitely like living in the 21st century tho.no worries about getting speared or chasing down some animal to eat
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Years and years of advancing in technology (including agriculture) also leads to the less we have to work. Plus we're not comparing ourselves the thegeneration before us, we're comparing ourselves to someone whose lived thousands of years ago (and even hundreds of thousands) who had completely differentlifestyles
I wouldn't be surprised if in a few thousand years we would look like the people from the wall-e movie
I wouldn't be surprised if in a few thousand years we would look like the people from the wall-e movie
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all of this sounds interesting and plausible.
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Originally Posted by razzle dazzle
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I bet them simple *%*$$% couldn't navigate the internet or drive a car though. Modern man FTW