Shoes, Algernon, Pangea, and Sea Peoples
3 days ago
- #Pangea
- #Sea Peoples
- #Marathon
- Marathon runners achieve insane speeds, averaging 21.1 km/h (13.1 mph), due to human adaptability and advanced carbon-fiber-plated shoes.
- New running shoe technology improves energy return from the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints, reducing oxygen consumption by ~2.7% and marathon times by ~2.18%.
- The Algernon argument suggests that evolution has optimized humans for running, making significant improvements from simple technologies unlikely, though shoe advancements show modest benefits.
- Pangea was the most recent supercontinent, breaking up 200 million years ago, with Earth's landmasses cycling between supercontinents and dispersed continents due to thermal dynamics and plate tectonics.
- Future supercontinent 'Pangea Ultima' may form in 250 million years, potentially making Earth uninhabitable for mammals due to increased solar energy and CO₂ levels.
- The Sea Peoples caused widespread destruction in the Eastern Mediterranean around 1200 BC, contributing to the Late Bronze Age collapse, with Egyptian carvings depicting their battles.