Vox's Unexplainable Presents: Jumping the Gun
Vox's Unexplainable Presents: Jumping the Gun  
Podcast: Pablo Torre Finds Out
Published On: Thu Jul 24 2025
Description: Sprinter TyNia Gaither was disqualified for a false start... after the gun went off... for running faster than humanly possible. Was that even true? Do sporting officials really understand how the body works? Or do we simply not understand how to define — and record — a race? (This episode originally aired September 21, 2022.) • Subscribe to Vox's "Unexplainable" podcast for more episodes like this, every week https://www.vox.com/unexplainable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices