• Question: when we jump of a high place why do our legs bend before we land

    Asked by The exterminare to Eoin, Fiona, Ivor, Karl, Pattie on 6 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Eoin McEvoy

      Eoin McEvoy answered on 6 Mar 2018:


      If you keep your legs straight the force goes straight up through your knees and can damage them. When you bend your knees it means that your calves and thighs take the load equally, and helps prevent damaging your knees.

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