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August 20, 2009
Bolt Wins 200 in World Record Time: Usain Bolt ran 19.19 to win the 200 meters at the IAAF Championships. Holy speedster, Batman!
"I can definitely say I didn't expect that because I was a little bit tired," Bolt said after the race.Eff me. Seriously, I want to see Michael Johnson's reaction to that one.
posted by etagloh at 03:47 PM on August 20, 2009
Jee-zus!! This guy is in-freakin'-credible!
posted by BornIcon at 03:58 PM on August 20, 2009
He's quite a humble chap, too. He needs to do the third person thing to really complete the picture.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:45 PM on August 20, 2009
Don't use URL-redirectors in links here, JJz.
posted by rcade at 07:06 PM on August 20, 2009
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. This guy is a hacker.
posted by irunfromclones at 11:27 PM on August 20, 2009
irunfromclones, are you saying the real Usain Bolt is a short dumpy guy who created a superfast Bolt-bot that's winning all the races?
posted by kokaku at 08:01 AM on August 21, 2009
Tiger Woods is a robot.
posted by JJ at 08:50 AM on August 21, 2009
I thought that Pujols was the machine?
posted by BornIcon at 08:51 AM on August 21, 2009
At some point, this guy's gonna run so fast, his legs are just going to explode.
It's not often I actually feel lucky for being able to see somebody do something, from a generational standpoint, but when I watch Bolt, I feel like I'm watching somebody that future generations will be jealous of.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 09:14 AM on August 21, 2009
It's not often I actually feel lucky for being able to see somebody do something, from a generational standpoint, but when I watch Bolt, I feel like I'm watching somebody that future generations will be jealous of.
I can't remember what clip I was watching, but the comment (in the context of how much Bolt has dropped the WR times in comparison to all of the gains made since like '83) was that it's almost like he's from the future. He's so big and tall. He's soooooo freaking fast!?!? It's pretty awesome, I agree with you, TBH.
I'm still a fan of Ben Johnson though. I will talk about that for generations to come still too. "It was a crazy time. The '80s were rampant with steroid use/abuse ... and probably one of the most tragic stories of all ..."
posted by Spitztengle at 01:50 PM on August 21, 2009
Maybe Bolt is just... Back from the Future (IV)
posted by billsaysthis at 06:11 PM on August 21, 2009
0.11 seconds ahead of the record, and .62 ahead of 2nd place... Dude is sick. Non tinyurl link.