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You guys did too, admit it.]]>Jul 18th 2008 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
People like you need to get the broom stick that is lodged up their ass removed. Its PC nutjobs like you that are destroying society and the world. In short....lighten the fuck up.

Sincerely,

The ghost of George Carlin ]]>Jul 18th 2008 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/oh, the puns, oh dear... lol

yeah but seriously, who sets the qualifying targets?]]>Jul 19th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
If he actually did qualify for the Olympics and got maybe 4th, everybody would cheer, shed a tear, and talk about how much determination this guy has.

But....

If he did get 1st, it would start an uproar and he might even have his gold taken away. The fact that he uses less energy than his organic-legged competitors makes it unfair.

But, he didn't qualify, therefore the comment you just read was meaningless.

---Germ]]>Jul 18th 2008 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
He's not arguing either way that they give him an advantage or not - it hasn't been proven. And until it is, let him race - he is amazing.

Sadly i bet they'll outlaw him by 2012.]]>Jul 18th 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
Let's see you run the 400 as fast as he did, you jackass.]]>Jul 19th 2008 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 19th 2008 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2007/07/oscar-pistorius-debut-scientific-facts_17.html

Some people imagine that he might be able to run a faster 800m than anyone due to this (very slow start, much faster afterwards), but as the 400m is the longest distance that uses individual lanes, in the 800m his prosthetic might interfere with other runners so no one is sure that he would be allowed to compete, or that it would be fair.]]>Jul 18th 2008 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 18th 2008 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/sports/othersports/15runner.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=pistorius&st=cse&oref=slogin

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That's why they would consider restricting him from entering. As for myself, I feel that when you get down to it, they're games, people. The olympic GAMES. I mean, I'm all for people getting to do whatever crazy stuff they want to their bodies to do better. I'd rather watch steroid loaded super-cyborgs play sports than regular people. It would enjoin all the fun of NASCAR with other sports - you have the added possibility that someone will exceed the limitations of their mechanical enhancements, flip over, and explode! That's better than watching giant ape fights. Come on people, give it a chance.]]>Jul 18th 2008 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
You see where this is going - it's a slippery slope and you can't have lawyers & statisticians trying to figure out at what point exactly he can compete against regular people. I applaud what he's achieved, but he has no place in the standard events.]]>Jul 18th 2008 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/

HAHHAAAAAAAAA! LMAO! Best comment today!]]>Jul 19th 2008 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/Jul 20th 2008 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/oscar-pitorius-fails-to-qualify-for-the-olympics/
We also see the same thing with the ultra-high-tech cycles used in the cycling events, and I think I remember something about I read here on Engadget about a new high-tech swimsuit material that glides through water easier.
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