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On May 19, 2008, at 1:03 AM, Apptech wrote:
> "Blades" bear some comparison with pole vaulting poles -
> where the change from stiff poles to glass transformed  the
> records. It has been estimated that carbon nano tube poles,
> when/if available, may add 1/3 to the current record of
> slightly over 6 metres. The 1912 record was 4.02 metres.

It is interesting the way that technology interacts with training.
Having been a gymnast, I notice it most in gymnastics, of course.
Things that used to be hard, stiff, and wildly variable are now
very consistent, padded, and spring-loaded.  Some of that has enabled
new feats, and other bits have cut down on injuries as the new feats
became common anyway.

BillW

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