Comment on Why Athletes Are GeniusesComments−chaosmachine16y"Ruth the SupermanThe tests revealed the fact that Ruth is 90 per cent efficient compared with a human average of 60 per cent.That his eyes are about 12 per cent faster than those of the average human being.That his ears function at least 10 per cent faster than those of the ordinary man. That his nerves are steadier than those of 499 out of 500 persons.That in attention and quickness of perception he rated one and a half times above the human average.That in intelligence, as demonstrated by the quickness and accuracy of understanding, he is approximately 10 per cent above normal."Popular Science, 1921http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2006-10/archive-why-ba...
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"Ruth the Superman
The tests revealed the fact that Ruth is 90 per cent efficient compared with a human average of 60 per cent.
That his eyes are about 12 per cent faster than those of the average human being.
That his ears function at least 10 per cent faster than those of the ordinary man. That his nerves are steadier than those of 499 out of 500 persons.
That in attention and quickness of perception he rated one and a half times above the human average.
That in intelligence, as demonstrated by the quickness and accuracy of understanding, he is approximately 10 per cent above normal."
Popular Science, 1921
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2006-10/archive-why-ba...