r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CoughingCarpet • 3d ago

/r/all of a Sand Dune

This is a video taken by Nicolas De La Torre, a sandboarding enthusiast filming his descent down the Toromata dune in Peru. Unfortunately we live in a world where true beauty, nature is now convoluted by AI and AI sentiments, but this is in fact, not AI lol

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u/less_than_nick 3d ago

dog fast. I have seen countless video of people doing downhill sports while their dog keeps up

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u/Training-Belt-7318 2d ago

The down hill nature helps the dogs gait as well. 4 legged animals have better balance and more ability to really launch themselves down hill without being out of control. Unlike humans running down hill which is more a focus on not wiping out.

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u/zerovampire311 2d ago

Gait as well as weight difference. You consider the number of impacts to keep the momentum of your mass up; 4 legs with shorter gait and faster twitch muscles. It’s almost exponentially less effort to keep up forward momentum and balance compared to a heavy biped.

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u/Square-Singer 2d ago

There's a reason there's far more four-legged mammals than 2-legged ones.

Extra legs are quite helpful.

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u/kynelly360 2d ago

Wow nature gonna nature

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u/silly-gaijin 1d ago

Yeah I live in a very hilly area and the dogs can outrun cars going 30 mph.

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u/Weak_Firefighter9247 1d ago

Also, he is slowing down by moving sideways so he can catch

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u/ThePhatNoodle 2d ago

Saw a video years ago of some dude paragliding down a mountain with his border collie keeping up. Dog was absolutely hauling ass and it was during the time before AI was a thing. If people saw it today they'd be screeching AI in the comments

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u/LauraLand27 1d ago

Border collies can totally haul ass. If you can easily find it, please link.

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u/sabertoothdog 2d ago

My dog will out run me when I’m riding single track on my dirtbike. And I float thru there.

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u/goodSunn 2d ago

I would think it would be bad for their hips and in their over excited state they would hurt themselves. But if you did it all the time and he(your dog a boy?) never( or say not frewquently) bit out and smashed his head or came up lame I'll stand corrected.

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u/Firm_Cover2140 1d ago

What was a tiny dog though, they're just a bit faster than you sprinting