being something of an evolutionary biologist myself i don’t think man was meant to push themselves to limits their entire adult life. the hunter gatherers must have been active, sure, but not obsessive
i dont see how it’s sub-optimal to shit yourself when you’re exerting all your effort. not that it’s optimal. it just doesnt matter. if you’re running for your life, who cares. you’ll wash later.
and it’s not like predators cant smell where you’ve gone, even without this. humans had to have become used to not being able to smell all that well while pretty much everything around them could smell very well
What about the other competitors who had to touch her liquid shit which she knowingly spread everywhere, who could become seriously ill from that decision? Why does she get sympathy for making other competitors choose to either handle her diarrhea or lose the race, and for making the event organizers clean every piece of equipment she knowingly smeared with shit?
At any point she could have said, “I’m getting shit everywhere, I should stop.” Horrendous indifference to everyone else involved
I’ve heard that about marathoners before, but in my mind this is a bit more like shitting yourself at the gym than shitting yourself on a run. I don’t need to lie down on the same ground that another runner has laid down on, nor sit in a seat that another runner has sat in. It’s a faux pas not to wipe down 30 seconds worth of sweat on gym equipment, let alone extensive diarrhea.
that sounds awful to experience i hope she’s okay </3 i wonder why this happens occasionally with sports stuff, seems evolutionarily sub-optimal
being something of an evolutionary biologist myself i don’t think man was meant to push themselves to limits their entire adult life. the hunter gatherers must have been active, sure, but not obsessive
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i dont see how it’s sub-optimal to shit yourself when you’re exerting all your effort. not that it’s optimal. it just doesnt matter. if you’re running for your life, who cares. you’ll wash later.
No better way to confuse a predator.
Lighten the load, expel waste, free up mental and physical resources from holding it, and deter a predator? Sounds pretty dang optimal to me!
and it’s not like predators cant smell where you’ve gone, even without this. humans had to have become used to not being able to smell all that well while pretty much everything around them could smell very well
lots of birds and weirdos like sugar gliders void before taking off because it saves weight
I’ve heard it is surprisingly common in marathons, not sure how much in other types of competition.
diarrhea can strike at any time i guess
What about the other competitors who had to touch her liquid shit which she knowingly spread everywhere, who could become seriously ill from that decision? Why does she get sympathy for making other competitors choose to either handle her diarrhea or lose the race, and for making the event organizers clean every piece of equipment she knowingly smeared with shit?
At any point she could have said, “I’m getting shit everywhere, I should stop.” Horrendous indifference to everyone else involved
comrade, I need that last word changed.
Also, this sort of thing happens to runners sometimes.
Rephrased, agreed, sorry for careless language.
I’ve heard that about marathoners before, but in my mind this is a bit more like shitting yourself at the gym than shitting yourself on a run. I don’t need to lie down on the same ground that another runner has laid down on, nor sit in a seat that another runner has sat in. It’s a faux pas not to wipe down 30 seconds worth of sweat on gym equipment, let alone extensive diarrhea.
Anyway that’s my two cents