[Irrampbroow]

Some of those guys could probably run a 10.0 100m. That, and the work that goes into that, is far more impressive than building some buggy.

Al, you really have no idea how much work goes into designing and building these things. It's an asbolutely enormous undertaking. And just about every aspect of the design, construction and testing is probably beyond your mental faculties.

[68AttendGem]

Al reveres brute physical strength above everything. This argument is just another manifestation of this.

[lrUyiva1]

Oh wait I'm on Apolyton so my statement will be criticized but it's the ****ing truth. Any monkey can build something. Any student can learn the engineering behind it and improve the design. It takes far far far more to run a 10.0 100m.

The brain is far more malleable than the body is. It takes more man hours and more exertion to get to a 10.0 100m than it does to learn enough undergraduate engineering to build a buggy.

And many people will simply never be capable of running a 10.0 100m, limited by genetics. I would guess a greater percentage of the human population is physically incapable of running a 10.0 100m than are able to learn some undergraduate engineering.

Who cares? If God told you that you could have every human on Earth become twice as smart or have every human on Earth run four times faster, which would be more effective for improving the world?

Also, I bet plenty of monkeys can run a 10.0 100m, although monkeys prefer climbing trees at speeds far faster than humans.

[Plaumpholavup]

I think that must disagree yet another time - for Al every second counts when he tries to escape all those crack whores that are trying to take his virginity

It's the dogs. The dogs terrify him.

[JulietOreira]

I can build Temple in Civ. No CMU in Civ. Temple wins.

[FliveGell]

Cool runnings was a ****ing terrible movie

But buggy is an excellent sport, you are just too stupid to appreciate its brilliance.

[hLabXZlK]

Al reveres brute physical strength above everything. This argument is just another manifestation of this.

He's obviously overcompensating for his osteoporosis.

[Itrtuawh]

Not to mention the fact that being a relatively talented engineer is likely more valuable than being the hundredth fastest human to ever live.

"Value" is a measure of the degree to which one can be exploited.

Athletes are certainly more valuable. Nobody pays $20 million a year for an engineer. And we won't be outsourcing sports to India or China any time soon.

Didn't you accuse someone else of not understanding economics? OH THE IRONY

[tarmpriopay]

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated...obs-best-worst

Construction Foreman pays more, more physically demanding, better job outlook.

Physical Therapist more physically demanding, better job outlook about the same pay