People using the physical principals of flight may DIVE to get down quickly. I am merely pointing out that DIVING is always in the obvious direction - downward, below or underneath. One cannot physically dive upward, over or curve to the side of another. However, one can physically jump or FLOP upward, over or to the side of another.
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What a DRAG normal humans are not good pitchers, normal humans are not good base-stealing runners, and normal humans usually FLOP over and towards the sidelines after being called out at the plate for bowling over the catcher.