Winter Olympics 2018: A rookie's guide to the precise sport of Luge
Luge is considered to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world. The rules of luge are very simple, but luging, in itself, is quite complex.
Essentially, lugers have to travel through a steep and inclined ice-track, and record the fastest finish time. Since lugers travel at speeds more than 120 km/h, their finish time is calculated to the thousandth of a second, making it one of the most precisely-timed sports in the world.
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Essentially, lugers have to travel through a steep and inclined ice-track, and record the fastest finish time. Since lugers travel at speeds more than 120 km/h, their finish time is calculated to the thousandth of a second, making it one of the most precisely-timed sports in the world.
Read more on http://bit.ly/2GWQvwf
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