What a rhyme right? I should be a poet. Alright, maybe not because they make virtually no money and have no recgonition when they are alive. I want money when I'm living. That'd be nice. Wow, let's get this train back on the track (if it even started on track).
We all know Usain Bolt is, well, fast. He set the world record in the 100 meters at 9.69. Yes, old news. There was speculation about how fast he could have ran it in if he didn't showboat for the last 20 meters. Luckily, there are some people smarter than Bob Costas and Cris Collinsworth (and by some, I mean 70% of the world population for Cris Collinsworth) who can figure this kind of stuff out.
A physicist in Norway figured out that his time could have been anywhere between 9.55 and 9.61 based on acceleration, speed, position, and whatever else you need to figure that out. I'm assuming a calculator was also used in this process.
But, let's put this in perspective. 9.55 seconds. Are you kidding? I'm lucky if I can get my ass off the couch in 9.55 seconds, let alone run 100 meters in 9.55.
Could this physicist have done something more important with his time? Probably. Would we care what he did with his time if he didn't do this? Nope. Unless he found out that gravity will shut off in 20 minutes. Then we'd care.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3583692
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