Blade runner.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olym...cs/7243481.stmDouble-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has won an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
Yes!
They should let him play with all the drug cheats, that might show the buggers. Go man, go.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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It will make for a nice story, but come on. The man is running on huge springs that never get tired. What's next, letting someone compete on a moped?
The original decision was the correct one, IMO.
Last edited by Big King Sanctaphrax; 05-17-2008 at 00:14.
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Re: Blade runner.
Heh, I think he still has to qualify and isn't even slated to go yet. I agree with BKS on the decision, though.
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Shoe manufacturers will be having wet dreams if this contraption is ever admitted. Think of the possibilities.
So yeah, I agree with BKS. Of course if you consider the 'medical regime' of so-called regular athletes there is no big difference, but they too are disqualified when caught.
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Re: Blade runner.
Surely that just puts more of the strain on his thighs. Having no legs is hardly an advantage in a sprint competition.Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
Re: Blade runner.
Having no legs is hardly an advantage in a sprint competition.Talk about an oxymoron.
Someone's gotta siggy that.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
Re: Blade runner.
Have you ever run a 400 metre race? Your calves feel like lead during the final 100. That won't be a problem for this fellow. In fact, I believe his second split time is actually better than his first split, which shows you what's going on.Surely that just puts more of the strain on his thighs. Having no legs is hardly an advantage in a sprint competition.
For all we know he'd be slower if he was running with actual legs.
Last edited by Big King Sanctaphrax; 05-17-2008 at 17:23.
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Re: Blade runner.
He's on springs, for crying out loud, a flexible piece of metal does the job his calf muscles would otherwise do. Tis not like running on peg legs or anything.
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Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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I'd be honoured
Of course. But I actually used to run 1500m.
My post was kind of ironic. I'm actually entirely indifferent on this issue.
Last edited by Craterus; 05-17-2008 at 16:48.
Re: Blade runner.
Seems very silly to me.
The only reason it does not blatantly break the rules is that it is so absurd nobody ever thought to make a rule against it.
Are there rules against jetpacks? I reckon I could have a go in Beijing...
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