40 mph?

You'll never hit 40mph with that form

Shouldn’t we be focusing our scientific energies on dealing with depleted food stocks, overpopulation, a dimishining supply of fossil fuels, and bringing 3D porn to the mass market, instead of guessing how fast humans can run one day?

A man able to run at 40mph would cross the finishing line in a 100 metre sprint race in 6.67 seconds – just as Olympic and world champion Bolt reached the 60 metre mark. Scientists calculated the ultimate possible running speed by calculating the quickest rate at which muscles in the body can biologically move.

Ohhhhhh k. So how does this help anyone right now, exactly? Marty McFly taught me that we are capable of riding on hover boards but until I see it, why should I be concerned about it? Should we walk up to fat and ugly people and say, “You know…biologically you could be prettier?”

Can’t we only run as fast as someone can run right now? Is Usain Bolt not the fastest person on earth, since biologically humans can run faster than him? This is like that stupid Beatles song in the Blackberry commercials. “There’s nothing you can sing that can’t be sung.” No shit. I just sang it, so clearly it can be sung. Why are we philosophizing about this?