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Legs sprint past us so fast we didn't see it's no different than steroids. or did the olympic flag suffer from prosen p.c. syndrome. stuck in their tracks, maybe it's not fair but i'm not saying anything. that's why you kind of need jerks like michael jo johnson. he takes the heat for what others might be thinking. but the bigger story is a triumph of human innovation. the fact we're having this debate means we're to a point where lacking limbs can't hold you back from achieving greatness. the story isn't he disabled. he's practically super human. tribute to great things americans make. even i...

♪ ♪ >> greg: welcome back to "yarn in fun." sometimes the world needs jerks. for example, former olympian michael johnson is technically a jerk. he pointed out a legs in the olympics is troubling to him. south african paraolympian oscar is able-bodied this 400-meters, even though he runs on two carbon fiber legs. now when johnson was asked if oscar's inclusion made sense he said, "because we don't know for sure whether he gets an advantage from the prosthetics, it is unfair to the able-bodied competitors." scientists do suggest the gams could boost speed by up to 20%. maybe because he is l...

And by every indication they, do he has competed and done very well in this event. i think it's giving him in some ways an advantage. that we're not quite sure of what it is yet. until they can show it's equivalent to human legs in terms of speed and the rest of it, johnson -- i hate to say it. i don't want to be a bad guy. but the fact is you do this and this stuff gets better and better. when does it end? >> greg: that is the point. in four years or eight years you know how technology is. this will surpass the human leg. then what do you do? >> andrea: it's part of a largeer debate we are ha...

Legs sprint past us so fast we didn't see it's no different than steroids. or did the olympic flag suffer from prosen p.c. syndrome. stuck in their tracks, maybe it's not fair but i'm not saying anything. that's why you kind of need jerks like michael jo johnson. he takes the heat for what others might be thinking. but the bigger story is a triumph of human innovation. the fact we're having this debate means we're to a point where lacking limbs can't hold you back from achieving greatness. the story isn't he disabled. he's practically super human. tribute to great things americans make. even i...

♪ ♪ >> greg: welcome back to "yarn in fun." sometimes the world needs jerks. for example, former olympian michael johnson is technically a jerk. he pointed out a guy with no legs in the olympics is troubling to him. south african paraolympian oscar is able-bodied this 400-meters, even though he runs on two carbon fiber legs. now when johnson was asked if oscar's inclusion made sense he said, "because we don't know for sure whether he gets an advantage from the prosthetics, it is unfair to the able-bodied competitors." scientists do suggest the gams could boost speed by up to 20%. maybe bec...