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Subject: [Leica] EYE BLINK TIME?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:19:05 -0800
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On Jan 30, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> Tim Gray wrote:
> 
>> On Sat 30, Jan'10 at  7:46 PM +0000, Frank Dernie wrote:
>>> Along the same lines does anyone remember the official Olympics jump the 
>>> start delay I seem to remember that runners can be penalised for jumping 
>>> the start even if they leave the blocks after the starter pistol, by a 
>>> delay considered to be faster than a human can respond.
>>> Am I dreaming?
>> 
>> I think its 100 ms.
> 
> IIRC a Canadian sprinter was DQ'd for repeatedly reacting more quickly 
> that was considered possible.


Whatever happened to the runner's "anticipation of the gun"  ?


Steve


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> Doug Herr
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