How do spiked shoes make runners faster? It’s obviously counterintuitive but I would have thought extra grip would slow you down.

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How do spiked shoes make runners faster? It’s obviously counterintuitive but I would have thought extra grip would slow you down.

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I’m sorry, you’re going to have to explain your thinking to me.

How do you think that having extra grip, meaning more energy is transferred to locomotion rather than slipping on a surface, is counter intuitive?

I’m not trying to be facetious, just curious to your thinking.

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