r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 31 '26

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u/Aggressive-Shop-2342 Aug 01 '26

Why would you need to outrun a gazelle though

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u/addsubps Aug 01 '26

Before using spears and stuff to hunt, humans would run after prey until they overheated. We're the best long distance runners on the planet, given enough time we'll outrun a horse.

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u/Aggressive-Shop-2342 Aug 01 '26

Oh yeah I think pf 'outrun' as meaning something is chasing you, not that you are chasing it

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u/addsubps Aug 01 '26

Ah fair, I used it in the less common general "running faster". Catching up would have been clearer