On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 18:54:07 GMT, "Kurgan Gringioni"
wrote:


"The Real Bev" wrote in message
...
JTN wrote:

your theory is flawed somewhat, dead people in the right vehicle and
terrain
are faster than alive in the same terrain.

example, dead person inside a box off Yosemite is faster than one alive.
the
alive person would fight for the first few seconds before being thrown
off.
the dead person is already traveling at 32.2ft/s /s thus has a 60-90 ft
advantage the alive person would never regain. then once they reach
their
destination the aerobic wouldn't matter due to the longs being
collapsed.....

But you forget aerodynamic considerations. The dead person could not tuck
into an efficient shape (which a box certainly is not) and wind resistance
would slow him down. If the distance to drop is short, this probably
wouldn't matter much.

"Kurgan Gringioni" wrote:

Dead people are definitely slower than people who lack leg strength.
Therefore, I submit that aerobic capacity is more important in the
downhill.

Aaron Daniel Gringioni

ps. I used to hang out with some skiers once, therefore I know what
I'm
talking about

It is good that you are willing to learn, grasshopper, but one must travel
the path to knowledge one step at a time.



Uhh . . . the skiers I used to hang with were really, really good. They were
about equivalent to Cat 3 bike racers and triathletes and stuff.

Therefore, I know what I'm talking about.

Bully for you. Now you should try hanging out with some really,
really good (and heavily credentialed) Usenet posters.

bw