The lesson follows a locust from folded hind legs to launch, showing how muscle loads a spring before energy releases quickly. A pause that looks like hesitation is part of the mechanism. Diagrams, video, and short linked chapters turn biomechanics into a small online course.
Original jumping lesson: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wjh/jumping/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-bill-heitler-explained-a-grasshoppers-jump-as-a-spring-loaded-catapult/
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Original jumping lesson: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wjh/jumping/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-bill-heitler-explained-a-grasshoppers-jump-as-a-spring-loaded-catapult/
#ancientweb #biomechanics #insects #scienceeducation
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