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Willie Wonderment, 9 years old, was more inquisitive than the typical youngster. Instead of merely wondering if he could jump higher or run faster than the rest of his playmates, he had to prove to himself that he could indeed do so. Not content simply to wonder what was in a bird’s nest high in a tree, he climbed up to take a look.
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Lucas, G.L., Cooke, F.W., Friis, E.A. (1999). Mechanics. In: A Primer of Biomechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8487-6_1
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