Don_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 6 months 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-square58arrow-up1306arrow-down118
arrow-up1288arrow-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 to Today I LearnedEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square58
minus-square@expatriadolinkEnglish18•6 months agoiirc, they also moved the center of gravity so it couldn’t fly as far
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•6 months agoPeople are too fast these days, I vote for Olympic runners having to wear weights
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•6 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•6 months agoI’d love to see water sprints of various depths.
minus-square@PlopplinkEnglish4•6 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months 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.