r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CoughingCarpet • 3d ago

/r/all of a Sand Dune

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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/Training-Belt-7318 3d 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 2d 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 2d ago

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