HELLOOOOOOOOO Look To The Bellybutton

Scientists have found the reason why blacks dominate on the running track and whites in the swimming pool: it’s in their belly-buttons, a study published Monday shows.

…The navel is the center of gravity of the body, and given two runners or swimmers of the same height, one black and one white, “what matters is not total height but the position of the belly-button, or center of gravity,” Duke University professor Andre Bejan, the lead author of the study, told AFP.

“It so happens that in the architecture of the human body of West African-origin runners, the center of gravity is significantly higher than in runners of European origin,” which puts them at an advantage in sprints on the track, he said.

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  1. myidentity reblogged this from section9
  2. daintymess reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    I can totally see that. I used to be...sprinter in high school
  3. whyinthehell reblogged this from brooklynmutt
  4. section9 reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    Intriguing actually. There isn’t any denying...our bodies are structured differently,...
  5. brooklynmutt posted this