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If Usain Bolt wins by .00000002 seconds we'll know who to blame! -- nm
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Ender (aka Ender)
Aug 3 '12, 13:24
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they clearly have to make the lanes farthest from the gun, a couple of nanometres shorter -- nm
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zork
Aug 3, 13:37
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Hmm, if they run north-to-south that might be accommodated by increased expansion due to the western lanes having been exposed to the sun slightly longer... -- nm
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Ender
Aug 3, 13:42
Are we also accounting for the Corilolis Effect?
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Reagen
Aug 3, 13:25
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The 100m track runs north/south so they'd all be affected equally. -- nm
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Ender
Aug 3, 13:27
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but they're all on slightly different latitude lines. -- nm
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Reagen
Aug 3, 13:29
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(throughout the race) -- nm
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Reagen
Aug 3, 13:30
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Well, that's their own fault for not running faster. They all start at the same spot (within a few mm at least). -- nm
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Ender
Aug 3, 13:32
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this was the point I was about to make. the start and finish lines are not *exactly* 100m nor exactly parallel.
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zork
Aug 3, 13:35
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do left handed athletes have an advantage in the southern hemisphere? -- nm
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zeitgeist
Aug 3, 13:58
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