Speed records have a strange, primal allure. If an angry elephant is chasing you, would you be fast enough to escape? What about a bear or a black mamba? In any of these cases, your chances are not very good unless you are a trained runner. Unless you had springs on your legs. What sounds like an idea from an animated series could actually work. That’s the conclusion of a new study conducted at Vanderbilt University. Read the full article here.