The 'Science' behind bobsledding
From a recent issue of Popular Science...
Leg Power
Combined, the team’s legs can exert 3,855 watts, enough to light up 64 bulbs.
Mike Sudal
1. On track
Picture a bobsled course as three sections: a 49-foot segment where athletes get their sleigh moving ahead of the starting line; a 65-to 100-foot portion they use to build up speed after the clock starts; and the remaining 4,000 or so feet down which they ride, twisting and turning, to the finish line. The first few runs of the day are always faster: Each one creates more friction-increasing ruts, upping times.
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