tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post767574233188837073..comments2024-03-21T00:25:49.444-04:00Comments on Disability Studies, Temple U.: Kenny Fries on Oscar PistoriusMike Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373835106026166507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-68689370591676076992007-07-31T14:09:00.000-04:002007-07-31T14:09:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sara, I was wondering about that. The Che...Thanks, Sara, I was wondering about that. The Cheetah is clearly flexible and springy in action, but I wasn't sure if it counted as a "spring"--but your description makes sense, I'll modify the text accordingly.Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-79813497925068867702007-07-31T13:12:00.000-04:002007-07-31T13:12:00.000-04:00Actually, the whole Cheetah foot is a spring. Tha...Actually, the whole Cheetah foot is a spring. That's how that shape works. It replaces the controllable spring of an organic toe-arch-ankle mechanism -- not necessarily more efficiently, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-71498991592452741442007-07-30T21:04:00.000-04:002007-07-30T21:04:00.000-04:00Thank you for that interesting insight.Yours, a ra...Thank you for that interesting insight.<BR/>Yours, a rather ignorant person<BR/>Best wishesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-13209186256186978492007-07-30T20:57:00.000-04:002007-07-30T20:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link. I'll go check it out. The com...Thanks for the link. I'll go check it out.<BR/><BR/> The comparisons you raise to racing are well taken as an argument, one I haven't seen raised before on numerous sites with comments on this issue.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.com