This past July, sprinter Tynia Gaither was ready to run in the 100 meter dash at the world championships. Pressure sensors showed Tynia had started 0.093 seconds after the gun went off. How fast can humans react? And is a rule like this fair? Find Unexplainable wherever you listen. New episodes every Wednesday.
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This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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