Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1305arrow-down116cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the longest javelin throw was 99.52 meters using a now illegal technique that was considered "out of control". No one has broken this record with modern javelin rules.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 month agoiirc, they also moved the center of gravity so it couldn’t fly as far
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·1 month agoPeople are too fast these days, I vote for Olympic runners having to wear weights
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoHow about: If they manage to become too fast again, we can maybe hold the event in a pool filled with 1m of water.
minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoI’d love to see water sprints of various depths.
minus-squarecornshark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoExcellent, I hear France already has one
minus-squarePlopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoInstead of a parachute at the end of the line, hook them up to generators and let them power the lights in the cafeteria.
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoJavelin needs to be safe and stick within a reasonable field size to be an Olympic event. If runners were so fast they were tearing up the track and tossing debris into the audience, we would slow them down.
iirc, they also moved the center of gravity so it couldn’t fly as far
People are too fast these days, I vote for Olympic runners having to wear weights
How about:
If they manage to become too fast again, we can maybe hold the event in a pool filled with 1m of water.
I’d love to see water sprints of various depths.
Excellent, I hear France already has one
Ooh, pool depth diss!
Instead of a parachute at the end of the line, hook them up to generators and let them power the lights in the cafeteria.
Javelin needs to be safe and stick within a reasonable field size to be an Olympic event. If runners were so fast they were tearing up the track and tossing debris into the audience, we would slow them down.