Kristian Blummenfelt Appears to Have Recorded the Highest VO2 Max Ever https://triathlonmagazine.ca/news/kristian-blummenfelt-appears-to-have-recorded-the-highest-vo2-max-ever/ > Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway, Olympic gold medallist triathlete and Ironman world champion, has now also become the first human to break the mythical 100 barrier in VO2 Max testing, registering an official measurement of 101.1 ml/kg/min!!!! > This means at the apex of it's aerobic capacity, Kristian's body effectively utilises 101.1 millilitres of oxygen, per kilogram of bodyweight, per minute of activity! For my predominantly strength orientated brethren who may not fully appreciate how batshit CRAZY this is, trust me when I tell you this is otherworldly stuff! > For perspective, the average professional footballer's (soccer) VO2 MAX score is usually around 55ml/kg/min. So this guy basically has TWICE the engine of the average pro footballer!! > The highest my VO2 Max was ever officially measured was 62ml/kg/min back when I was a competitive boxer in my early 20's, but I hadn't been training in months when I took the test. I later did a sub-maximal test which estimated my max at 67ml/kg/min, and at that point I honestly felt so fit that I was bouncing out of my skin. > At 101.1 I can't even conceive in mind how fit this guy feels! > In lay terms what this basically means is it's virtually impossible for this guy to get completely exhausted! Stay Strong (and fit). Context by Paul McIlroy. https://stacker.news/items/1424650

Murray Gell-Mann talks about Richard Feynman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMsgxIIQEE If you've ever read any of Feynman's (not-technical, mostly autobiographical) books, you won't be too surprised about some of the claims made by Murray Gell-Mann here. It's refreshing to hear someone talk about Feynman, other than Feynman talk about himself, yet as claimed by YT's first comment: > Ironically this interview turns out to be yet another great anecdote about Feynman. This is the first video I've ever seen on YT where the comment section is HN-discussion level-worthy (incidentally, it's a [HN thread section on alleged physical abuse by Feynman](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7092275&utm_source=chatgpt.com) that brought me to this YT video)... Still, I'll keep recommending Feynman's books, he's just a delightful storyteller (and you can get to know quite a lot about the Manhattan project reading him). https://stacker.news/items/1418364

PlebQR testimony from @Calle https://x.com/callebtc/status/2012785827362037977 > You simply don't know how good PlebQR is. I've been basically living on Bitcoin for the past couple of weeks and purchasing food, drinks, clothes, tickets with the sats I earn by shitposting on Nostr. Everyone knows how good a shitposter @Calle is~~ For context, check this post by @catoshi a while back: https://stacker.news/items/835356/r/south_korea_ln https://stacker.news/items/1414366

Schrödinger’s Pedophilia: The Cat Is Out Of The Bag (Box) (2022) https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccacoffey/2022/01/24/schrdinger-pedophilia-the-cat-is-out-of-the-bag-box/ One example from the article (few more inside) > Ithi Junger. British astrophysicist John Gribbin reported in his 2013 biography Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution that, at the age of 39, Schrödinger became enamored of 14-year-old Ithi, whom he was tutoring in math. “As well as the maths, the lessons included ‘a fair amount of petting and cuddling’ [as Schrödinger stated in his diary] and Schrödinger soon convinced himself that he was in love with Ithi.” There is no evidence that things went beyond “petting and cuddling” when Ithi was 14, but before he died in 1961 Schrödinger admitted that he’d impregnated her when she was 17. Her abortion left her sterile. And the author's conclusion: > Meanwhile, I’m still dealing with my shock about Erwin Schrödinger. For me right now, he exists in two states of being at once. In other words, Erwin Schrödinger has become Schrödinger’s Cat. He is both a beacon of scientific light and a monster. Both/and, not yet either/or. That being said, some behavior is just too putrid to tolerate. As the revelations about his behavior continue to curdle inside of me, one of those views will take precedence. Very soon, I suspect, I will say, “He’s dead to me.” I do not agree with this conclusion. For me, he can both be a scientific light and a monster. In the same way, I can still very much enjoy the artistic genius of Kevin Spacey, despite him getting cancelled a few years back for raping a boy. What do you think? Is a genius dead to you on all fronts once they did something awful? (I may have shared a similar article here in the past, but I couldn't find it.) https://stacker.news/items/1413211