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OK, I have a question. Why don't figure skaters break their ankles?
If you land on an edge (instead of flat-footed on both feet), doesn't that mean your ankle is slightly rocked over to the side when you come down with all that force?
If you look at animals that are adapted to jumping -- a kangaroo has huge "feet" to distribute the weight over, plus he also relies on his tail. Frogs actually land 4-footed with quite a bit of the force absorbed by the forelimbs.
If you land on an edge (instead of flat-footed on both feet), doesn't that mean your ankle is slightly rocked over to the side when you come down with all that force?
If you look at animals that are adapted to jumping -- a kangaroo has huge "feet" to distribute the weight over, plus he also relies on his tail. Frogs actually land 4-footed with quite a bit of the force absorbed by the forelimbs.