Comment by ZeroGravitas

Nice presentation, but I feel the underlying absurdity of world records starts undermining the point once you go this deep.

How many meters did Usain Bolt have to run in training before he ran his 100 meter record winning run.

How much of the time is a factor of the cubes randomisation, or the speed at which you pick up and drop the cube.

For the world's shortest river, how do you define river?

I think lay people would be surprised by the effectively arbitrary legal minutiae of most sports and competitions.