According to a scientific study, the much greater energy that can be delivered in downward than in upward directed strikes provides a tall individual with a performance advantage over a short opponent, and this could explain why women prefer tall men: http
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@AdamRutherford Carrier seems to have a single hypothesis for many parts of human evolution... See also hand shape and bipedalism: https://t.co/jsdeMfG4BW https://t.co/IdANMlZ8nd
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4足で地面に接しているよりも2足で立っている方が繰り出すパンチの威力が高い。特に上からよりも下からの殴打が強い。The Advantage of Standing Up to Fight and the Evolution of … http://t.co/zsNNkUH6jR
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"Chimpanzees also stand bipedally to use weapons such a rocks and clubs." - David Carrier http://t.co/TYDw3uGf
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bipedal striking and mating conflict - yet another "just so" story http://t.co/FA9BA43y (PLOSone)