Re: late night thoughts: misunderstand what?4

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> > > Re: bipedal climbing, given a favourable substrate, reasonably fit
> > > people can run up inclines of 45deg without much trouble. I wouldn't
> > > bet that *Saurophagan[a]x* or *Giganotosaurus* could repeat the
> > > performance, but I bipedalism in itself doesn't prevent it.
> >
> > "Suitable"? That's the method I use to get up muddy inclines of 45Â, 
> > because
> > that way I don't have time to slip.
>
> I did not use the word "suitable".

ARGH! Sorry! "favourable".

> And I'm not sure what your point is, unless you want to claim
> you can run up a 45deg incline on *any*
> substrate, including, for example, wet smooth ice.

Wet smooth ice does not work, but most or maybe all kinds of mud I've 
encountered on inclines ( = probably all that don't flow downhill under 
their own weight) work.

> You'll have to ask Don about that.

That's why I asked in public. I just didn't want to start a whole new post 
just for this question.