Do black people really have longer Achilles tendons?

Subject: Do black people really have longer Achilles tendons?

Date: Thu Mar 27 03:07:02 1997
Posted by: Holger Maertens
Grade level: grad
School/Organization: University of Leipzig
City: Leipzig State/Province: Saxony
Country: Germany
Area of science: Anatomy
Message ID: 859453622.An

Message:

Do black people really have longer Achilles tendons?
Someone I used to play basketball with once told me that black
people could jump higher because their Achilles tendons are longer
than those of white people. Is this true or is it a myth to alleviate
the white man's inferiority complex?

(Note: Since I'm not a native speaker, I'm not sure whether I used
 the politically correct terms. If not, someone please tell me. I
 apologize for any offence.)

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