An Olympic athlete's leg shifts gear effortlessly from walking to jogging to a sprint.
A traditional harness has leg loops, gear loops, and light padding, but is not suitable for long excursions or climbing in extreme conditions.
Then, in the 79th minute, it was a team effort for the second goal -- a beautiful sideways pass from Kleberson to Rivaldo, who got his long legs in gear as if to dribble or hammer a shot but instead let the ball go between his legs, the way the Brazilians do in their keep-away practices.
The micro air-land vehicle (MALV) flies using a chord-wise, undercambered, bat-like compliant wing and walks over rough terrain using passively compliant wheel-leg running gear.
Even up until this point of going to the Paralympics, I'm still constantly tweaking my legs and gear to get them to be where I need them to be.
By analyzing the footage (above), the researchers discovered that leafhoppers rotate a part of their legs while gearing up for a jump, thereby distributing the stress more equally throughout the limb and creating a safe, constant force between their feet and the leaf launch pad.
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One of Formidables Avengers made a successful landing aboard Indomitable with only one landing gear leg extended and no flaps on 13 May.
The A380 undercarriage consists of four main landing gear legs and one noseleg (a similar layout to the 747), with the two inboard landing gear legs each supporting six wheels.
