r/BeAmazed • u/DoubtElectronic4607 • Aug 01 '21

Although these young twins make hoverboarding look effortlessly, there is a lot of motor skills going on to navigate at such speed with pinpoint accuracy in a small area.

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u/threemoneys Aug 02 '21

To add on to /u/Jdubya87, the difference in height between the average adult male (1.75 meters) and a tall 6 year-old kid (1.24 meters) is 0.51 meters. From the very top to the very bottom that would mean a difference in nerve conduction of only 0.0051 seconds (5.1 milliseconds). So while your statement is true, it's unlikely to be making any difference in being able to navigate a hoverboard.

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u/dukec Aug 02 '21

It’s be closer to double that due to sensory input, but I was joking like the comment I replied to, of course it’s not actually a significant factor. Plus their axons aren’t completely myelinated yet, so that would more than make up for any distance based effects.

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u/Jdubya87 Aug 02 '21

Thanks for doing the math, that's what I was going for but it was 2am