Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics/Archive August 2007

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== Seeking input == i made i guy fly over trhe mon with my pecker, the caght him by his ball ans said cogh

A description of a "physical feat" on Bruce Lee's article is being discussed: "Lee caused a 235lb opponent to fly 15 feet away with a one inch punch." This is supposedly taken almost verbatim from the source, a book by John Little, who has written numerous books on Bruce Lee. This claim suggests that after punching someone from only one inch away, Bruce Lee caused the opponent to "fly" across for 15 feet or about 4.5 meters before stopping, essentially flying across an entire room. The claim does not indicate that the opponent merely stumbled. I am not aware of any objective evidence where any human being can do this. In the publicly available videos of demonstrations where Bruce Lee punches people, they only take a couple steps back and fall into a chair.(clip)

I find that the claim is either grossly exaggerated or inaccurate, but one editor feels that the author's claim is non-controversial and does not qualify as an exceptional claim, and that there is no need to state in the same sentence that the claim is "according to John Little". For the sake of developing consensus, I encourage editors to drop by Talk:Bruce_Lee#Bruce_Lee_Physical_Feats to suggest how this type of incredible but sourced claim may be presented in accordance with policies. Thank you. Shawnc 03:48, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

It looks like you're getting somewhere. Lists like the one in the "physical feats" section are generally a bad format for an article, anyway. Perhaps you could encourage someone to convert the most interesting items to prose. Gnixon 16:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)