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Subject: [Leica] EYE BLINK TIME?
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:57:35 -0500
References: <23502690.1264904017335.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <B3109AE1-1427-422F-A6D4-D1A56438DE74@gmail.com> <20100201142217.GB30022@ssx-book.125px.com> <DAF6F897-735D-4101-873E-40949532832E@gmail.com> <03AFB919-7600-4ED7-AA14-B8FFF5E5370C@btinternet.com> <70D8CAA7-5A9F-4D19-A17D-55ED1EE21CB4@gmail.com>
the more i think about this, the more asinine it is.
suppose an athlete (as is likely) has quicker reaction times than average or
thought possible?
It not far from denying Usain Bolt a gold medal because he ran the 100
meters faster than was possible for a human being.
ric
On Feb 1, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
> On Feb 1, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Frank Dernie wrote:
>
>> IIRC yes, in the Olympic Games there is a time after the gun goes off
>> which is considered to be less than human reaction time, so if anybody
>> goes during this period it is considered a false start.
>>
>> !!!
>
> amazing, documentaion of this fact/rule available?
>
>
> Steve
>
>
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