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Your collarbone is the body's weak link

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The collarbone acts as an intentional, highly cynical weak link in your structural framework. When you inevitably trip and throw your arm out to brace for an impact, the clavicle is specifically designed to snap under the immense kinetic load. By willingly sacrificing itself, it violently absorbs the shockwave and prevents the force from entirely destroying the much more complex shoulder joint.

Your collarbone is the body's weak link
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