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The 'Science' of sports and success

tomsing: The show might be successful, but it ain't science. Or at least, not the science it claims to be. The demonstrations seem to be intentionally designed to produce eye-popping numbers. Take the Vernon Davis dragging experiment. They put some slack in the strap to let him get some speed, and had Brenkus stand still. When the strap comes taut, the force produced is dependent mostly on Davis's mass and velocity, and the time it takes for the strap, harness, and Brenkus's arms to stretch. That's not how 360 lb linemen tackle. It's also not how they're dragged. So the experiment is irrelevant to whether Vernon Davis could drag the biggest defender into the endzone. It does, however, produce a big number. "Wow! 1100 lbs! Tiny guys flying through the air! I can't wait to see what they do next, I don't mind sitting guild wars 2 gold through this commercial, Which, of course, is the point.

Harrisburg, Pa, I remember reading how people decades ago proved that a curveball really curves and is not an optical illusion. I also remember people trying to determine how hard Bob Feller threw a ball, and I believe someone estimated he threw as high as 104 MPH. Have you looked into some of these old time sports research methods, and if so, are you amused by them, or what do you think of them?

John Brenkus: A big part of our show is debunking myths, so yes, we like to go back and look at "conventional wisdom" and shed some new light. In the "cold weather" experiment we did, we debunked that your head is the "main source" of heat loss. For some reason, people think wearing a hat or helmet will keep you warm, but in reality only 10% of your body heat escapes through your head.

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