The discussion revolves around the mechanics of walking and the reasons behind the forward motion experienced when pushing off the ground. Participants explore the interplay of forces, gravity, and body mechanics involved in maintaining balance while walking and rotating.
Participants express multiple competing views regarding the mechanics of forward motion while walking, with no consensus reached on the exact mechanisms at play.
Some assumptions about body mechanics and the role of gravity in balance are not fully explored, and the discussion does not resolve the complexities of the forces involved.
You aren't pushing below your center of gravity because your foot has to support the entire weight of your body, so the force is mostly upwards. You're more falling forward than being pushed forward.Erunanethiel said:When we push off with with our foot on the ground and accelerate, why do we fall forward and catch ourselves with our swinging leg, while when push forward the inertia of our body must actually tilt it backwards, how do we fall to the front?
The pushing leg is behind the center of mass, so it's vertical component creates a moment rotating the body forward.Erunanethiel said:while when push forward the inertia of our body must actually tilt it backwards
I think that's the answer as wellA.T. said:The pushing leg is behind the center of mass, so it's vertical component creates a moment rotating the body forward.