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"Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter, has been denied a shot at the Olympics... for being too fast. The runner -- who uses carbon- fiber, prosthetic feet -- was reviewed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (or IAAF), a review which found the combination of man and machine to be too much for its purely human competitors. According to the IAAF report, the "mechanical advantage of the blade in relation to the healthy ankle joint of an able bodied athlete is higher than 30-percent." Additionally, Pistorius uses 25- percent less energy than average runners due to the artificial limbs, therefore giving him an unfair advantage on the track... or so they say. " Obviously the only fair race is between clones who are only allowed to train using 'natural' methods :) Boxers have weight classes, horses carry weights to compensate for the weight of the jockey, golf and tennis have senior circuits... Why are some kinds of advantages OK and others not? Was it Chernobyl that made Maria Sharapova grow to be 6'2" Maru? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." ~Voltaire. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
