He accuses Scienceworks of failing to prevent injury risk in challenge against simulation of the Olympic gold medallistAn Australian man has launched legal action after coming off second-best to a virtual Cathy Freeman in an interactive exhibit. Visitors to Melbourne’s Scienceworks museum are invited to pit themselves against a simulation of the Olympic 400m gold medallist on a 10m dual-lane track. When Dean Smith gave it a go in June last year, he ran into a wall, severely injuring himself. “All these little things made me think I could beat her, I got a bit competitive, thinking ‘I can take on Cathy Freeman’,” he told Fairfax. Can you jump high, run fast or react quickly?”A spokeswoman for Museums Victoria told Guardian Australia that Scienceworks was unable to comment on active legal proceedings.

Source: The Guardian April 15, 2017 06:00 UTC