The Hello internet. Welcome to Game Theory, where between all the Nintendo, Fnaf, Dokie-Dokie Fort Night and

Lute boxes, I thought we needed a dose of our favorite blue hedgehog. Now a few months ago I got a special

request for a theory about the physics of

Sonic the Hedgehog's running ability from Dominic an awesome member of the

theorist community who I met through the Make a Wish Foundation anyway when I

met up with Dominic which let the record show did not happen in my recording closet.

We went out for pizza, thank you very much. His parents were there. I am not as creepy as I seem.

He asked me the following. If Sonic runs so fast, what would happen to his legs?

Wouldn't they wear out and get hurt?

Which honestly is a completely legitimate question and completely deserves an answer.

I mean, it just stands to reason that it can't be good for anyone,

much less a rodent that's basically a mango with legs to run that much and that fast.

So today we're putting this adorable little Hedgehog's feet to the test to see if Sonic would survive his own primary game mechanic or whether his arthritis

by the end of the first level should be sending him to Rehabilitationopolis Zone.

To figure out whether Sonic is actually going faster, whether he's dead on his feet we have to know something

about the actual mechanics of running. Running is something that a lot of us are

lucky enough to take for granted but it also seems like common knowledge that

running puts a lot of stress on your body.

I mean we've all heard the warnings right?

Too much running is bad for you because of all the pounding of your joints on the pavement,

especially the force delivered on your knees.

Kneeze are what are called hinge joints, made up of just three bones and a relatively

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