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globular-toast
12 months ago
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'Underwater bicycle' propels swimmers forward at s...
For short distances Usain Bolt can run faster than most people can cycle.
dyauspitr
12 months ago
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For very, very short distances I can run faster than most people can cycle.
tetris11
12 months ago
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For mere fractions of a second, I can outwalk a jet.
globular-toast
12 months ago
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Actually I think you are making a slightly different observation about acceleration. We were talking about top-end speed, not acceleration from a standstill.
IncreasePosts
12 months ago
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Well that's easy, jets can't walk.
space_oddity
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Usain Bolt is a superhuman
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