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ghostrunner wrote:I didn't know about the South African guy running on blades. I have to admit I have mixed feelings on it.

My first thought was "isn't there an olympics for people with that sort of thing?" Maybe I'm wrong on that though. My problem is where do we draw the line? What happens when we give people bionic legs that are way better then human ones?

Anyway, he is an inspiration.

We beat Canada in an overtime goal with 30 seconds to go with penalty kicks.

http://deadspin.com/5932272/alex-morgan ... edal-match

IMADreamer wrote:

ghostrunner wrote:I didn't know about the South African guy running on blades. I have to admit I have mixed feelings on it.

My first thought was "isn't there an olympics for people with that sort of thing?" Maybe I'm wrong on that though. My problem is where do we draw the line? What happens when we give people bionic legs that are way better then human ones?

Anyway, he is an inspiration.

The line was drawn in arbitration where it was determined that the prostheses didn't give him an advantage over the natural human body and he could run. He isn't on the most advanced limbs for the Olympic events. I don't have any problem with it. I'm sure future cases will be settled the same way.

Yahoo is letting fear over "spoilers" (for sporting events!) impact its news reporting. The batter at the top of the home page lists several events but doesn't actually tell the outcome for any of them.

I don't by blade man wasn't helped by those things. They looked like springs for crying out loud.

That thunderdome bike stuff is pretty cool.

jim wrote:I don't by blade man wasn't helped by those things. They looked like springs for crying out loud.

Considering he'd be running on his knees if he didn't have them, I think that's a safe assumption, Jim. (just kidding)

Seriously, I see both sides of it. I think it would be hard to tell him that he can't compete. Where do you draw the line? His competitors seemed OK with it, so I guess I am too.

The argument for inclusion basically boiled down to the fact that nobody else with similar prosthetics was remotely approaching his times.

He has no calves, guys. He generates 0 power from below his knees. Springs don't make you go faster. Springs absorb energy. If his competitors felt disadvantaged, they're welcome to get their lower legs removed too.

Vidor wrote:Yahoo is letting fear over "spoilers" (for sporting events!) impact its news reporting. The batter at the top of the home page lists several events but doesn't actually tell the outcome for any of them.

No, it's not. It's doing the right thing(for guys that want to watch later!). They'e not posting results in headlines or banners, but if you click on them, you'll get the full story.