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Re: It's perfect!
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Wed, 8 Jan 2003 14:00:17 GMT
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At 12:58 PM 1/8/03 +0000, Jason J Railton wrote:

Small quadraped animals (dogs, for example) have reversed knees on the back
legs, for running.  Very large ones (elephants, or dinosaurs like
diplodocus) have/had reversed knees on the front legs, for better balance.
The only quadraped that walks with four forward knees is two men in a
pantomime horse, but that's how AT-ATs walk.

What????  I think there is something wrong with your dog. ;)
Dogs knees face forward in the back.  Do you mean the front legs?

My two cents,
Mark M.



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  Re: It's perfect!
 
as a matter of fact, all mammals have similar bone stuctures. if you compare a dog's leg and a human leg, you see that they both have knees, heels, and toes. the knee on a dog, like a human, bends forward. however, it looks like it bends backward. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)

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(...) Hmm, I dont recall seeing a speeder bike during the Hoth scenes, but I have noticed one thing: 3 new minifigs, prolly going to be very much in demand, and I would guess they are only going to be available in this $89.99 set... (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)

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