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stacker  ·  4073 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Functioning 'mechanical gears' seen in nature for the first time

Agreed. ATP synthase uses the proton motive force to balance proton concentration between the mitochondrial matrix and intermembrane space. The gear in the insects' legs are providing mechanical force to jump.

ATP synthase = chemical property

Insect leg gear = physical property