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The starter gun still emits a light?! But the nearest runner is seeing that 1/29507131st of a second sooner than the guy in lane 8!!! -- nm

Posted by Ender (aka Ender) Aug 3 '12, 12:53

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is the gun in front of them or behind them? -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 13:06 1
- *makes my Olympic Clue prediction* Micheal Phelps in the pool with a bong -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:07
"No fair! You changed the results by measuring it!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 12:55
but they're hearing the sound at each individual block. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 12:54 2
- But the time it takes for the signal to travel to the speakers is longer than the light to reach their eyes! - oblique Aug 3, 12:56 1
  - heh. to be serious though, for the 100m race, the start is huge. and they have superhuman reaction times. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 12:57

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