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9 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Last known surviving participant from the 1936 Olympics passed away:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Cummings

Such a critical games.  RIP Jesse Owens, who figuratively gave the US's collective middle finger to Hitler and his horrific ideas and actions.

There's a great podcast series from Malcolm Gladwell on the 1936 Olympics, including the critical decision to actually attend those games, when much of what Hitler was had already been revealed to the world.

It's season 10 of Revisionist History, which you can find on any podcast platform.  Here's the link to their webpage, in case you don't want to go through a podcast app:

https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history/introducing-hitlers-olympics

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2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Last known surviving participant from the 1936 Olympics passed away:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Cummings

my brother got to meet jesse owens as some celebrity attendee of something or other in the 1970s.  that makes me three degrees of separate from hitler.

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On 3/27/2024 at 9:53 AM, 52-80 said:

Call me Simple Jack but why is there such a profession as Golf Course Designer or Race Track Designer?

Theres no platonic geometric configuration of a golf course or a race track thats so complex its unsolvable by a normal person. 

The fact that one course or hole or curve is easy or difficult or smooth or technical is all part of its essence. Variety is its very nature and we dont have consensus on one that is optimal. 

If a 5 year old draws a bunch of right-angles…hey thats Long Beach street course.  If he draws an oval thats a world famous nascar track. 

So why would we need a “designer” to make one?

 

 

 

Tell me something there slick: If the turn radius of a nascar track is 150 m, what's the maximum angle the turn can be banked at so that the driver doesn't get dizzy from experiencing too much centripetal acceleration during the turns?

Or, how much water does a 200 yard long by 25 yard fairway need during the summer in bumfuck alabama? What should the diameter of the pipes be to deliver that much water? Horsepower of the pump?

 

edit: fuck I just realized I'm replying to a year old post. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Tell me something there slick: If the turn radius of a nascar track is 150 m, what's the maximum angle the turn can be banked at so that the driver doesn't get dizzy from experiencing too much centripetal acceleration during the turns?

Or, how much water does a 200 yard long by 25 yard fairway need during the summer in bumfuck alabama? What should the diameter of the pipes be to deliver that much water? Horsepower of the pump?

 

edit: fuck I just realized I'm replying to a year old post. 

1. The drivers conform to the track, the track doesnt conform to the driver. Whether you take a curve at 200mph or 100mph is up to the limit of your vehicle and your skill, but its your choice. 

Tracks are not designed with a G objective. See prima facie evidence of variety of tracks in F1, and even nascar (ovals vs street). And anyway, nascar drivers are subjected to half the G load of F1, so theyre not at threat of being anywhere near the human limit. 
 

2. Jack Nicklaus isnt doing hydraulic engineering, I can guarantee you that.

Did you think Giorgetto Giugiaro builds engines too?  

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1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

And anyway, nascar drivers are subjected to half the G load of F1, so theyre not at threat of being anywhere near the human limit.


Remember that first practice session for Indy’s first time at TMS?

I do. Poor bastards were  screaming the corners and some almost passed out. Wild, wild weekend. 

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32 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:


Remember that first practice session for Indy’s first time at TMS?

I do. Poor bastards were  screaming the corners and some almost passed out. Wild, wild weekend. 

 

I recall there was a lawsuit because some drivers refused to drive because of that very reason. Not sure what became of all that. 

 

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