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The Physics of the World's Fastest Man
cylonlover writes "The Honourable Usain Bolt (Order of Jamaica; Commander of the Order of Distinction) is often held out as the world's fastest man. The reigning Olympic champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints as well as a member of the Olympic champion 4x100 meter relay team, Bolt is the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and is a five-time world champion. Long and lanky at 6 ft 5 in (2 m) tall, he towers above the (mostly) much shorter sprinters. How has he managed to come out on top for the past five years? A team of physicists from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) has analyzed Bolt's past performances in the 100-meter sprint to understand what makes a record-breaker."
Nothing makes you run faster than fleeing.
I'd probably be that fast too if I had "Bolt" in my name.
The Internet King? I wonder if he could provide faster nudity.
This also worked for the fattest man in the world.
Plenty of major athletes can juggle their time even better than this. They take performance-enhancing drugs _and_ compete in major competitions!