Statistician shows how Bolt could beat his record time
(NEWSER) - Sure, Usain Bolt is probably the fastest man to ever live, but one Cambridge math professor doesn't think he's achieved his full potential. In a new study, John Barrow shows that Bolt could shave 0.13 seconds off his world record 9.58-second 100-meter time without doing a lick of extra conditioning, the Telegraph reports. For starters, if Bolt could react to the starting gun faster—something he's surprisingly lousy at for a top sprinter—he could shave 0.05 seconds off. More»
