Blade runner.

**Tribesman** · 05-17-2008, 18:52

OK a simple post to show the claims of Pisto to be bollox .
He claims he should be eligable despite the scientific studies showing that he uses 25% less energy using his springs as a normal athlete uses to achieve the same speeds .
Lets take it to another paralympian who wanted to get to the Olympics . A British swimmer (and a bloody good one) with only one lower leg missing rather than Pistos two , now I am sure you know that in swimming a foot is not as important as it is in running .
Now this fella had good times , damn good times , he was really in with a chance . He didn't make the cut off (sorry Gregoshi) though in the trials .
If however he was allowed to put a flipper on his stump he would have been faster(OK a straight line in the final sprint would have been hard to maintain and he would have ended up screwing his arm stroke on the ropes) , but if it was fair for him to use a flipper then it would have been fair for everyone else to use them too .
So in this case in hand , if Pisto is allowed to use springs that reduce his effort by 25% then other athletes must also be allowed to use them ...which means his times will be way out of the qualifying pocket if everyone uses them .(though he might have a small advantage in reducesd wind reistance as there is a bit of him that has negligable resistance)

**Devastatin Dave** · 05-20-2008, 04:19

Originally Posted by Tribesman

OK a simple post to show the claims of Pisto to be bollox .
He claims he should be eligable despite the scientific studies showing that he uses 25% less energy using his springs as a normal athlete uses to achieve the same speeds .
Lets take it to another paralympian who wanted to get to the Olympics . A British swimmer (and a bloody good one) with only one lower leg missing rather than Pistos two , now I am sure you know that in swimming a foot is not as important as it is in running .
Now this fella had good times , damn good times , he was really in with a chance . He didn't make the cut off (sorry Gregoshi) though in the trials .
If however he was allowed to put a flipper on his stump he would have been faster(OK a straight line in the final sprint would have been hard to maintain and he would have ended up screwing his arm stroke on the ropes) , but if it was fair for him to use a flipper then it would have been fair for everyone else to use them too .
So in this case in hand , if Pisto is allowed to use springs that reduce his effort by 25% then other athletes must also be allowed to use them ...which means his times will be way out of the qualifying pocket if everyone uses them .(though he might have a small advantage in reducesd wind reistance as there is a bit of him that has negligable resistance)

He should try out for the swim team and have a torpedo propeller installed out of his anus.