A Question of Measure

(For the non-clickers: it's a Yahoo story that talks about a survey of 1,500 couples in 2005 tht showed the median duration of sexual intercourse at 7.3 minutes, and that the optimal amount of time was 3 to 13 minutes.)

Now, I'm sure that you're wondering why this little tidbit of tabloid science has made it into the Content Hole of this here sports blog, especially on a day when the Final 2 were achieved, not that I know squat about college ball.

Or, for that matter, the fact that my pick to win the MLB WS (Detroit) is the only team to still be without a win. Way to make me look good, Cats.

There's also just 21 days left for you to completely waste your time with mock NFL draft speculation. (And unless one of FTT's other tools want to contribute something to the cause, that's probably the last you'll read about it here. Sorry.)

Simply put, it is a measure of measure.

One of the reasons why sports works so well for so many people is that there is a simple pleasure in definites, so long as they leave just a little bit of wiggle room to allow for argument.

So, really, tabloid science, why so inexact? Let's get this down to seconds, not minutes. Hell, make it tenths of a second, like a proper Olympic track and field event. And once we've got that level of measurement, can competition be far behind?

Of course not.

So let's start with speed to climax, length of... and stop right there, before someone takes this seriously, and it winds up on SportsCenter...