OT: And you thought the world was sane...

[dogscoff]

(unless you do silly things like have them run on a fast moving automated sidewalk thingie)...

Whenever I see two of those people conveyer things side by side in opposite dierction,( ie in airports) I always want to get a friend and go jousting on them. On bikes=-)

I guess I 've been watching to much jackass.

[Kamog]

In crowded areas, it's faster to walk on the ground than to go on those conveyer things. A bunch of people jam onto the conveyer and once you get on, you can't move. If you just walk at a normal pace beside the converyer, you can go faster than those things.

You can usually get upstairs faster by using the stairs than using the escalator or elevator, too. Also, you get some exercise.

[DavidG]

Originally posted by oleg:

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Originally posted by Wardad:

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Umm... modern olympists might go 20-25 MPH, certainly not 60... it is impossible for a human being to run anywhere near 60 MPH for any period of time (unless you do silly things like have them run on a fast moving automated sidewalk thingie)...

Fyron, what is the source of that?

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Current World record for 100m ?

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Hmmm 100m in 9.79s = 36.7km/hr ??

[oleg]

Originally posted by DavidG:

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Originally posted by oleg:

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Originally posted by Wardad:

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Umm... modern olympists might go 20-25 MPH, certainly not 60... it is impossible for a human being to run anywhere near 60 MPH for any period of time (unless you do silly things like have them run on a fast moving automated sidewalk thingie)...

Fyron, what is the source of that?

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Current World record for 100m ?

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Hmmm 100m in 9.79s = 36.7km/hr ??

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And that is 23 mph

[Fyron]

Source of that... umm... go look on google? I don't have a source on-hand and do not care to find one. I just know that humans can not run anywhere near 60 mph (or 30 mph for that matter)... (and assuming what others posted about the world record for 100m dash is accurate, there is some supporting evidence ).

[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.

[DavidG]

Here's some insanity for you:

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/19...veraward030919

I think Canada must have the most f-up legal system in the world. Some cases that come to mind.

- Gang rape a 12 year old. convicted and sentanced. NO jail time.
- Build the bomb that blows up an airliner. Jail time 5 years.
- Help abduct rape and kill 3 girls - 12 years