Why would A-Train be reported as having won this race?
In The Boys Season one Episode three, A-Train is announced as having won the race - but he lost. According to the scoreboard, his opponent was faster than him.
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Because he did.
If you look closely the numbers you are seeing are speeds not time.
A-Train's speed is 371 meters per second (m/s) but ShoCkwave's was only 342 m/s in the same time.
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Did a-train lose the race?
The Boys Series While everyone had their attention on Shockwave's arrival, A-Train darts away to take Compound V and is back in a blink. With the help of Compound V, A-Train ultimately wins the race, running at 371 meters per second, while Shockwave runs at 342 meters per second.How fast was a-Train the Boys?
On Compound V, his speed is further enhanced, which allowed him to defeat Shockwave in a race for the title of "the fastest man alive," simultaneously setting a new record for himself; according to the announcer, A-Train reaches speeds in excess of 1,000 miles per hour (1,609.34 kilometers per hour/Mach 1.3), which is ...Is Shockwave faster than a-train?
A-Train's speed was 371m/s or 1335km/hr. Shockwave's speed was 342m/s or 1231km/hr.That's why RACING against the TRAIN is Dangerous!
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