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Eight teams of four runners each take their places on a 400-meter oval track. Eight runners start the race carrying the Holy Grail, a colored baton they must hand to the next runner.
If the handoff is too slow, momentum is lost. If the handoff is too fast, runners risk dropping the baton or ”overrunning” the 30-meter window where the baton must be passed.
So much depends on the transfer of a stick,…
