September 20th, 2003, 12:19 AM
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Re: OT: And you thought the world was sane...
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Originally posted by oleg:
Actually, the best mark for human speed are the Last 100m of 200m sprint. Classic 100m results are compromised by the acceleration phase. Still, 25 mph is an upper limit for us.
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I checked; it seems I was remembering falsely with the 60 mph statement; I'd remembered reading about a person breaking the minute mile barrier, but it had actually been the four minute mile barrier (in 1995 by Roger Bannister, specifically). My mistake. 25 mph isn't quite the current upper limit, but it's close to it.
[ September 19, 2003, 23:24: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]
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Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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