Usain Bolt set the world record (9.58 seconds) for the 100-meter sprint in 2009 and is the fastest man in the world. But how would he fare in a race against a 900-pound dinosaur (Dilophosaurus)?
Scott Lee, a physics professor at the University of Toledo, recently posed this question to his students. It may seem like a silly question to ponder at first, but Professor Lee explains in a paper published in the journal The Physics Teacher that creating an outlandish scenario like ‘man versus dinosaur’ is a great way to spark students’ imaginations and improve overall class engagement.
