100m Sprint World Record

[mchammer]

The current 100m mens WR is 9.77seconds.
Historically the record is gradually improved by very small amounts. Surely there is a limit to what the human body can complete the 100m sprint in? If the current pattern continues could we, for example, see the sprint completed in say 5seconds in 200 years time?

[zharniwhoop]

Hello Mchammer,

The records are tumbling in all sorts of fields. Human endeavor. Motorsport. Technology.

The increments, however, are getting smaller. Records are now often set in thousandths of a seconds as opposed to mere seconds.

Without the aid of drugs and dubious breeding techniques, the outright record for a 100m Mens sprint is a theoretical 9.654 seconds.

Please also bear in mind that around 89.64% of statistics are made up on the spur of the moment! :-)

Regards

Z

[mchammer]

Cheers z,

If the theoretical record is 9.654 then I will stop watching atheltics on TV when this record is made!

I agree that the records are by very small increments. Howvever if we accept that these can go on for ever, there is no logical argument to disprove that in 3000 years time, man can run 100m in 1 second.

What about the high jump too? if we keep going in increments will man be able to jump 1 mile over a bar in 2000 years time!?

I want a scientist to tell me the limits of the body! Maybe Im asking too much!

Stop,
Hammertime

[stevie21]

There is a logic argument that we won't run 100m in 1 second. Your thighs would have to be 20m wide to be powerful enough to propel you forward at roughly 225mph