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?

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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?