MR

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:18 pm**

...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:21 pm**

epoy wrote:...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Looked like the other guy touched the wall first. Guess not. Is there a sensor that responds to pressure or something? I swear the other guy touched first. (Maybe not hard enough?)

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:23 pm**

JrnyScarab wrote:
epoy wrote:...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Looked like the other guy touched the wall first. Guess not. Is there a sensor that responds to pressure or something? I swear the other guy touched first. (Maybe not hard enough?)

No, he came up a fingertip short on the reach and then had to push again while Phelps touched it all in one motion JUST BARELY ahead of the other guy.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:24 pm**

conversationpc wrote:
JrnyScarab wrote:
epoy wrote:...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Looked like the other guy touched the wall first. Guess not. Is there a sensor that responds to pressure or something? I swear the other guy touched first. (Maybe not hard enough?)

No, he came up a fingertip short on the reach and then had to push again while Phelps touched it all in one motion JUST BARELY ahead of the other guy.

Pretty remarkable!

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:24 pm**

conversationpc wrote:
JrnyScarab wrote:
epoy wrote:...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Looked like the other guy touched the wall first. Guess not. Is there a sensor that responds to pressure or something? I swear the other guy touched first. (Maybe not hard enough?)

No, he came up a fingertip short on the reach and then had to push again while Phelps touched it all in one motion JUST BARELY ahead of the other guy.

Sweet!!

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:27 pm**

JrnyScarab wrote:
conversationpc wrote:
JrnyScarab wrote:
epoy wrote:...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Looked like the other guy touched the wall first. Guess not. Is there a sensor that responds to pressure or something? I swear the other guy touched first. (Maybe not hard enough?)

No, he came up a fingertip short on the reach and then had to push again while Phelps touched it all in one motion JUST BARELY ahead of the other guy.

Pretty remarkable!

On slo mo, the guy was gliding where MP stroked/dove to the wall. 50.58 to 50.59.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:47 pm**

conversationpc wrote:
JrnyScarab wrote:
epoy wrote:...by a fingertip, 7 Gold, one to go.

Looked like the other guy touched the wall first. Guess not. Is there a sensor that responds to pressure or something? I swear the other guy touched first. (Maybe not hard enough?)

No, he came up a fingertip short on the reach and then had to push again while Phelps touched it all in one motion JUST BARELY ahead of the other guy.

Well, thx, man...now I get it!

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:51 pm**

There is a sensor which is activated upon their touch that is precise to the millisecond. The other guy glided but his momentum failed him a centimeter away from the pad. Phelps actually did a half stroke and slammed his hand into the wall, luckily not injuring himself.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:24 pm**

That was amazing! I just watched it on t.v. He matches Mark Spitz in 7 gold medals in a single Olympics...most medals of all athletes EVER!! And, he is quite humble, too. Wowee!

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:10 pm**

TWO FINGER TIP WINS!! FOR SEVEN ... WOW!!!

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:16 pm**

jourmapac wrote:TWO FINGER TIP WINS!! FOR SEVEN ... WOW!!!

Eight for Eight!!!

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:46 pm**

epoy wrote:
jourmapac wrote:TWO FINGER TIP WINS!! FOR SEVEN ... WOW!!!

Eight for Eight!!!

now he is the greatest Olympian ever!! is there any question with that?

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:41 pm**

There's a guy at work named Doug Phelps, who is now all of a sudden his uncle. :lol:

Get the fuck outta here!!!!

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:07 pm**

by human naked eye, it looked like Phelps lost since his arms was still in motion of stroking, while his opponent was closely reaching towards the wall. the difference in those sequence is that gliding underwater costs him fractions of precious second due to water resistance while Phelps hands were free of any resistance above. it's not even a win by a nose but rather win by a thickness of a fingernail. truly close.

by the way, that Bernard dude certainly got what he deserves.

Posted: **Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:54 am**

LOL his 'fingertip win' reminded me of Seinfeld's routine about silver medals in the Olympics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1jJ_Ff8 ... re=related

Posted: **Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:41 am**

Sarah wrote:LOL his 'fingertip win' reminded me of Seinfeld's routine about silver medals in the Olympics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1jJ_Ff8 ... re=related

Yep - same thing I thought of!

Posted: **Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:10 am**

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