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Icy North Started conversation Jan 15, 2009
Who or what in 2005 went into the Guinness Book of Records for completing a 100m course in 13.5 seconds?
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jan 15, 2009
Athletics seems too obvious, yet 13.5 seconds is quite quick. Are we talkng animals?
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Miss Cherry13 Posted Jan 15, 2009
You say a '100m course'.... not 'the 100m'
Is it hurdles?
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Icy North Posted Jan 15, 2009
No hurdles or other obstacles involved.
Animals may be involved, in a sense. The question asks for 'Who or what', which may be useful.
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jan 15, 2009
That could hint at something pulling something. Too slow for horses. Hazard a guess at Huskies puuling a heavy sledge.
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jan 15, 2009
HoKay...lets try two, four or more legs involved?
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jan 15, 2009
Are we on dry land, water or in the air?
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bobstafford Posted Jan 15, 2009
Might seem daft but this M is it m - for meters or m - for miles.
Never underestimate the cunning of a man from thefrozen North. 
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jan 15, 2009
Hmmm...another wild guess, assuming metres, pedal powered flight?
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Icy North Posted Jan 15, 2009
It's metres (thanks Bob), and no machinery is involved.
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Miss Cherry13 Posted Jan 15, 2009
Someone throwing a stone? Or a frisbee? Or a welly?
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Icy North Posted Jan 15, 2009
And it's on dry land.... in North London (not that that is significant)
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Icy North Posted Jan 15, 2009
No projectiles involved. There was a start and a finish line.
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jan 15, 2009
13.5 seconds would be respectable for a three legged race over 100m but the 'or more' is confusticating.
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- 1: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 2: pedro (Jan 15, 2009)
- 3: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jan 15, 2009)
- 4: Miss Cherry13 (Jan 15, 2009)
- 5: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 6: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jan 15, 2009)
- 7: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 8: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jan 15, 2009)
- 9: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 10: Miss Cherry13 (Jan 15, 2009)
- 11: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 12: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jan 15, 2009)
- 13: bobstafford (Jan 15, 2009)
- 14: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jan 15, 2009)
- 15: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 16: Miss Cherry13 (Jan 15, 2009)
- 17: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 18: Icy North (Jan 15, 2009)
- 19: pedro (Jan 15, 2009)
- 20: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jan 15, 2009)
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