DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 To me, arguments over whether it counts as a world record, whether it can be compared to Bannister's feat, etc, are unnecessary. Regardless of its place in the history of athletics, it's clearly an outstanding and significant achievement. What interests me is how a pair of shoes can lead to such a dramatic improvement in speed. I'd have thought that we'd already reached the point where gradual improvements in equipment merely have an incremental effect on performance. These Nike shoes have shown that that's not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 2 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: To me, arguments over whether it counts as a world record, whether it can be compared to Bannister's feat, etc, are unnecessary. Regardless of its place in the history of athletics, it's clearly an outstanding and significant achievement. What interests me is how a pair of shoes can lead to such a dramatic improvement in speed. I'd have thought that we'd already reached the point where gradual improvements in equipment merely have an incremental effect on performance. These Nike shoes have shown that that's not the case. They’ve got wile e. Coyote style rocket boosters built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 6 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: To me, arguments over whether it counts as a world record, whether it can be compared to Bannister's feat, etc, are unnecessary. Regardless of its place in the history of athletics, it's clearly an outstanding and significant achievement. What interests me is how a pair of shoes can lead to such a dramatic improvement in speed. I'd have thought that we'd already reached the point where gradual improvements in equipment merely have an incremental effect on performance. These Nike shoes have shown that that's not the case. Pah, only gonna be impressed if he repeats it wearing docs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtoileSportiveDeDerby Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 9 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: To me, arguments over whether it counts as a world record, whether it can be compared to Bannister's feat, etc, are unnecessary. Regardless of its place in the history of athletics, it's clearly an outstanding and significant achievement. What interests me is how a pair of shoes can lead to such a dramatic improvement in speed. I'd have thought that we'd already reached the point where gradual improvements in equipment merely have an incremental effect on performance. These Nike shoes have shown that that's not the case. They reckon it is about a 3 to 4 percent improvement. The carbon plate(s) in the sole gives it a spring effect. One of the lievres (a bit of french for you) said it is like running on a trampoline. The incremental effects came from the drink itself, the way it was taken , the inverted V Formation for aerodynamics, the location for the weather, the course, all sorts. Even the car carrying the laser had its engine tuned by MacLaren i think to make sure it could vary its speed by 0.1 km/h. Derby(shire) also played its part as the whole project was overseen by Sir Dave Brailsford who lives locally. Ineos spent north of 20Million on the attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Lab experiment. The data that will be more significant than the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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