tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8476141046638753462..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The physics of free-throw shootingMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14994455598526249252010-04-07T00:48:47.067-05:002010-04-07T00:48:47.067-05:00I think you've misunderstood the numbers. For ...I think you've misunderstood the numbers. For the athletes it's calories expended; for the fans it's calories eaten. <br /><br />720 calories per hour is equivalent to 17,000+ per day!Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71816902423854003342010-04-07T00:41:47.577-05:002010-04-07T00:41:47.577-05:00The article states:
"March Madness -- the an...The article states:<br /><br />"March Madness -- the annual NCAA basketball playoff spectacle in which millions of us, firmly docked in front of the TV screen, consume 1,000 calories an hour while watching young athletes burn 12 calories a minute -- begins in earnest this week."<br /><br />So the student athletes are burning 720 calories an hour, less than the people watching. I did not realize student athletes had become so lazy!DubyaDnoreply@blogger.com