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Hey, so I used to be completely buying into the idea that men are just inherently better at sports because of biology and muscle mass. It's what we're taught to accept, right? But the other day, I was looking into the physics of bouldering, and it completely changed how I looked at our bodies. It turns out, the wall doesn't actually care about raw, explosive power. Climbing is all about your strength-to-weight ratio and geometry. Because men generally have broader shoulders, their center of gravity is much higher, which physically pulls them away from the wall. But women typically have a lower center of gravity and much higher hip flexibility. On tight, highly technical routes, what climbers call slabs, having a smaller, more flexible frame is a massive biomechanical advantage. It allows a female climber to stay incredibly close to the wall, shifting her weight in ways a heavier, taller guy physically can't. It's why elite women routinely look at the exact same route a guy is struggling to power through, and navigate it with absolute grace and precision. So it made me realize that women's bodies aren't worse at sports. We've been just trained to look at sports through a male lens. And when the rules change from raw power to physics, agility, and balance, the math completely shifts. Anyway, just thought you'd find it as beautiful and empowering as I did. And I think it's really important messaging to carry on to the next generation, to have a more balanced view instead of the generalization that men are just better at sports than women.