Short Introduction to Water Polo
Ten Meter Tower
How to swim from Cuba to Florida
New Penny Farthing Hour Record
Flight through the pools of Zurich
What’s up with Nike’s next% shoes?
First, an insight:
2nd, a cross reference:
3rd, a conclusion or theory:
An effect of a well-positioned carbon plate inside a running shoe surrounded by a well-responsive foam would be expected.
Footnote: Oscar Pistorius was sponsored and equipped by Nike
Read also the interesting article by Francesca DeRosa in Wired: Athletic Authorities Must Reckon With Racing Tech Again
Faster in syrup than in water?
Do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? Scientist Edward Cussler and his student Brian Gettelfinger proved this question in a fascinating experiment at the University of Minnesota in 2004 (or original publication). I could not find a video, but there is one with top swimmer Nathan Adrian from the Mythbuster season 7 episode 5:
“The best swimmer should have the body of a snake and the arms of a gorilla,” recommends Cussler.