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Re:Medieval Cambridge skeletons reveal injuries to manual la... by WalterBright on Monday February 01, 2021 @04:22PM (#25994150)
> as their bodies are better at withstanding G-Forces

Likely coming from being shorter. The heart doesn't have to push the blood as far uphill.

Women do indeed fight, but not until it gets desperate.

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Re:Medieval Cambridge skeletons reveal injuries to manual la... by sudosysgen on Monday February 01, 2021 @04:50PM (#25994491)
That is indeed part of why women are better at withstanding g-forces. The other is lower bodymass.

It's true that women generally don't fight until it's desperate historically. I explained why in the comment you replied to.

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