2007-01-30 09:47:44 · 18 answers · asked by Domo 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Only if you're running downt the side of a very tall building with gravity helping you.
2007-01-30 09:56:37 · answer #1 · answered by The Maestro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
The fastest human runs the 100 meter (109.4 yards) dash in 9.77 seconds.
109.4 yard/9.77sec = 23 mph
A human, as constructed according to natural biology based on genetics, is HIGHLY unlikely to run three times that fast. The cheetah is the fastest land animal, at 65 mph. If a human were re-engineered like a cheetah, such speeds might be possible. However, it would be a long stretch to call such an organism a human being.
2007-01-30 09:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Domo,
As of June 2000, the fastest running human is Michael Johnson, the American track and field star who on August 1, 1996 set the world record of running 200 meters in 19.32 seconds. Johnson, by doing this, won an Olympic title in Atlanta, Georgia and broke the longest standing field record of the time; Pietro Mennea's 1979 record of 19.72 seconds. Johnson's record can be calculated to equal 10.35 m/s or 37.267 km/h. Johnson's events also include the 400 meter run which he ran in 43.18 seconds ranking him number one in the world in 1999. This broke the 11-year old record of American Butch Reynolds (43.29s). In this category, Johnson was undefeated throughout his career with forty four consecutive victories. An interesting fact to know is that in the animal kingdom Michael Johnson would be considered relatively slow; the cheetah, one of the world's fastest land animals, can sustain a top speed of about 30 m/s or 100 km/h -- three times the speed Michael Johnson can achieve.
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1 meter = 0.000621371192 miles
2007-01-30 09:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Judy M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quick answer is no. Even top sprinters can only reach 13 or 14 metres a second for very brief periods. Let's assume that one very remarkable person can achieve 20 metres a second for one second; this person would be running at 3600*20 metres per hour. That is 72 kilometres per hour or approximately 45mph.
To reach 30mph for a short period would be good. Fairly short distance runners average about 20mph.
2007-01-30 10:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by lester_day 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a human is riding a bus that's going that fast and is running in place......... then yes, a human can technically "run" 60mph.
2007-01-30 09:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by ( Kelly ) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I seem to remember the fastest any human has run is 25 MPH.
2007-01-30 09:51:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, well I suppose nothing is impossible but he/she would have to have a flawless physical make up, do it under perfect conditions, and if it's even possible it would only be for a very brief period of time.
2007-01-30 09:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if he is in a bus that is traveling at 50 mph!
2007-01-30 10:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by Feeling Mutual 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only off a tall cliff!
2007-01-30 09:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt this very much to be honest with you, and if u did know someone i would like to know also.
2007-01-30 09:56:47 · answer #10 · answered by Mary l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋