posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 09:42pm on 2006-10-31
The claim is for short-duration -- i.e. not counting anything that happens after we reach my top speed. (Therefore under a second.) But the point of the question was what assumptions others would make or not make about the context of the claim. :-)

It sounds as though you figured out a context in which the claim could be accurate and then phrased your reply to probe whether the context you came up with is correct. Am I correct?
 
posted by [identity profile] juuro.livejournal.com at 04:52am on 2006-11-01
Am not sure about the human locomotion, but I would guess that even there the top acceleration has taken place long before top speed has been reached. But looking at the sprint racers it might be a good enough approximation for government work.

Yes, I figured it out. But you must admit that your framing of the question was rather obviousiating.

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