In the Year 2525 - How Fast is the 100 meter World Record?
September 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee
In contrast to the highly scientific study on How Fast Usain Bolt could run the 100 meters, Paul DeVita (Ph.D) from East Carolina University’s College of Health and Human Performance created his own extrapolations on when will the 100 meter dash could be 0 seconds, or instantaneous.
According to this hypothetical extrapolation, the 100 meter world record could be 0 seconds by the year 2203. By comparison, the current time for a Quarter Mile drag racing car is around 4.45 seconds!
I predicted in the year 2525.
Why?
Because I love classic guitar rock. Mason Williams “Classical Gas” and Zager & Evans “In the Year 2525” come to mind.
And for all you kids out there who were born after 1969, here is that classic video.
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100 meters, Mile, speed, Usain Bolt
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Hi Jimson,
Thanks for the video flashback. Since it is the beginning of football season, could you possibly compile a list of your 10 fastest players since the 60’s and make a post of it? Two memories come to mind:
1. Homer Jones, wide receiver for the New York Giants, ran a race against Bob Hayes in the late sixties, I believe. How many remember Tarkington to Jones and Staubach to Hayes? Talk about throwing bombs with frequency back then.
2. I lived in central Texas for a year (’75-’76) when Johnny “Lam” Jones played for Lampasas High and went on to Austin at UT and then to the N.Y. Jets. In high school, he set records for yards and TD’s as a running back. Better yet, he anchored some incredible h.s. relay teams where he broke 9 flat several times racing the then 4 x 100 yards relay event. I believe he made the ‘76 Olympic team.
I’d really like to see your list with some thoughts on each runner. Hopefully they would have been able to catch the ball, also. (Ronaldo Nehemiah always got labeled as suspect)
Thanks
@Fred - sounds like an idea for a cool article. Thanks!