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[-] gens@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

Ahctually it's not running unless all feet are off the ground at some point.

[-] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

Only for bipedals. Quadrupedal animals can well keep a leg on the ground at all times even when moving at speed. To borrow from another comment here: Would you call a stampeding elephant "walking"?

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