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Posted on 06-15-04 02:38 PM Link | Quote
The horse, 24 out of 25 times, apparantly. However, the other day, Huw Lobb made history, as he became the first two-legged creature to win the prestigeous Welsh Man vs. Horse race. I still really can't believe it, I thought it'd be impossible for a man to outrun a horse.
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Posted on 06-15-04 03:17 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by ^_____

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Posted on 06-15-04 04:29 PM Link | Quote
Eh? Humans are getting faster all the time. I heard the new record was 32-something miles per hour. Horses generally go about half that at a nice pace, and could probably get up to it at a run. So if you've got a really fast guy against a merely average horse, the guy wins.
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Posted on 06-15-04 04:59 PM Link | Quote
I read about that the other day.
It's amazing what humans can do when they make up their minds to do it... makes me wonder what the ultimate limits for humans really are?
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Posted on 06-15-04 05:03 PM Link | Quote
Humans are getting faster because we evolve, but animals evolve, too. They also evolve quicker, because specific breeding of strong animals are allowed (while you can't do that to human beings). The quarter horse, a horse breed bred to go at a really fast pace over a quarter mile, can go at 47.5 mph. A guy running at 32 mph wouldn't exactly be able to keep it up for a long time, it'd be over a short distance. This race was a very long race, and no man would be able to keep up anything near 32 mph over this distance. Horses also have higher stamina than men, so I really don't see how the man can have done it. And you can't say the horse was in poor shape, or had a bad day. 20 horses were in that race.

I just don't understand how it was possible that the man won.
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Posted on 06-15-04 05:41 PM Link | Quote
Well... he cheated, or he managed to somehow maintain a constant speed of over 20 MPH, and the other horses had to have not gone too fast.
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Posted on 06-15-04 11:25 PM Link | Quote
The article didn't state the condition of the horse or how fast the horse did run.

But well, that guy really have god condition.
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Posted on 06-16-04 01:34 AM Link | Quote
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Well, my use of the word "evolve" referred to the breakthroughs in better running equipment and running techniques. It may not have been the correct to use this word, but I used it to compare us with the evolution in the animal kingdom. See, sometimes I feel that what sounds better is better to use, rather than what is technically correct.
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Posted on 06-16-04 02:55 AM Link | Quote
Wow, I thought that would be impossible . I didn't know a man could outrun something like a horse. I think he cheated too or something lol.He must have gotten some good equipment to outrun that horse. I wouldn't say evolution but eh I don't know.
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Posted on 06-16-04 04:31 AM Link | Quote
He must have been a prodigy child ... Gifted runner he is

Love to see him run the mile, whats the worlds fastest time? 2:xx something like that?
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Posted on 06-16-04 07:50 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by ^_____
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Posted on 06-16-04 08:23 AM Link | Quote
25,000 pounds too.

...Doesn't sound like much until you realize the pot started at 1,000 and went up each time the horse won. So it's a nice little payday.
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Posted on 06-16-04 10:39 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Colleen
25,000 pounds too.

...Doesn't sound like much until you realize the pot started at 1,000 and went up each time the horse won. So it's a nice little payday.
Quite a nice chunk of change
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Posted on 06-20-04 06:27 AM Link | Quote
Jesse Owens once outran a horse in a 100-meter dash.

What he did might qualify as "semi-cheating" : He would get ready,and then when the gun was shot, the horse would be "spooked" and back up a little. Even though the horse was running thrice as fast, Owens' head start would be enough to give him the victory.
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Posted on 06-20-04 06:30 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Silvershield
Evolution does not occur without natural selection, a process which has most certainly been eliminated in civilized human society.

I'd attribute our advancements to achievement in science and technology.
Evolution, according to the theory always happen. Even in our society.

But it's slow... probably it's not that noticeable even if you stayed for like 1000 thread. Unless a new plague comes out or something...
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