| ▲ | soupfordummies 8 hours ago |
| So if the weather was bad the accomplishment would mean more then? I don’t think this is how it works. Sports don’t happen in a vacuum. |
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| ▲ | jjmarr 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Sprinting/jump performances are invalidated for world record purposes if there's over 2.0 m/s of wind assistance. There is no rule for marathons. |
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| ▲ | dmurray 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | There is a rule for marathons to counter wind assistance, but it's basically that the finish of the race needs to be pretty close to the start. |
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| ▲ | aaronbrethorst 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Too bad, you could run a lot faster in a vacuum...except for that whole breathing thing. |
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| ▲ | Noaidi 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Yes. If sports does not happen in a vacuum then comparisons are unfair. If I go to the moon and break the record for long jumping should I be applauded? I thought there were scientists on here... |
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| ▲ | gbnwl 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Never thought I'd see the day ragebait made it to HN. Yes, let's pretend doing a long jump on the moon is comparable to running a marathon at its prescheduled time at its prescheduled location. Weather is always a factor in sports that take place outside. Might as well put asterisks on all accomplishments that took place on sunny days by your logic right? | | |
| ▲ | Noaidi 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | It’s either scientific or it’s not. Don’t forget that two people actually ran under the two hour mark. | | |
| ▲ | ternaryoperator 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | Not sure I understand what you mean by "scientific." If you mean exactly reproducible, then almost nothing in athletics fits that definition. Every record in baseball, football, etc. would fail that definition. |
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| ▲ | toast0 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | A moon long jump would happen in a vacuum, so it should be fine, yes? |
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