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Old 05-26-2003, 11:11 AM   #3 (permalink)
Dragonlich
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Re: How far can you jump?

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Originally posted by Sticky
Get this.

Let's say I jump as far as I can and I end up jumping 2 meters.

With a little bit of effort there is no reason why I should not be able to jump 1/10 of a milimeter more than that.
Yes you are wrong. Logic dictates that you can NOT jump a bit more, seeing that you jumped as far as you can...

Of course, in practice, there's also a limit to how far humans can possibly jump, and nobody could ever jump further. Therefore, your "adding a small distance X number of times" does not work.

If we say that you jump as far as you can *today*, and then work out, and try again, I'd say you might be able to add a bit. If you work out more and more, you add more and more distance, but the added distance grows smaller and smaller, until you reach your natural limit. That's reality for ya.
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