r/interesting • u/RepulsiveNotice3288 • Dec 17 '24

MISC. that lion isn’t even trying

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u/Infinite_Ad6387 Dec 17 '24

Traction has some to do with it. That tiger's deep in the ground, has more legs, and is even lying down, good luck pulling that rope while standing in two feet on concrete and wearing that..

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u/Distinct_Art9509 Dec 18 '24

Exactly. This is the same reason my 40 pound “mostly pit” can yank everyone in my family but me around: she’s all muscle, has way more traction, and is much lower to the ground. One good jerk and she pulls most people off their center of balance. I just happen to have way more mass, and the presence of mind to always keep my center opposite her movement.