I was sitting with my fiancee, sister and brother-in-law in a D.C. apartment. Like millions of others, we sat glued to Mr. Olympics himself as he prepared for the 100M butterfly and a run at gold medal number seven.
We watched that minute of action on the edge of our seats. And then we hit rewind. Pause. Forward, ultra slo-mo. Rewind. Pause. Ultra slo-mo. Rewind. Pause. Scrutinize. Debate.
My brother-in-law's DVR experienced its most taxing workout in months. Which got me to thinking...how many millions around the world were doing that very same thing at that very same moment? How many husbands and wives, families, aspiring young athletes, fat dudes at the bar and every other segment of TV-viewing society were watching this event, extracting that singular moment when Phelps and Cavic stretched to that wall and using technology to break it down over and over again?
As we began down that path, we started doing those mock equations they supposedly ask you in b-school int...
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