Proof that red things go faster?

by Mike

The guys over at Combat Sport Psychology note that studies suggest that referees may look more favorably upon fighters wearing red than fighters wearing...other colors.

The findings, which appear in the August 2008 issue of Psychological Science, suggest that referees may hold a split-second bias toward red-clad athletes when the competitors are evenly matched in skill

Granted this is just in Tae Kwon Do competitions where one is wearing red and the other blue, so the study is kinda (as the researchers admit) largely inconclusive. Who knows, maybe refs like Rich Franklin's pink-and-brown shorts best of all?

I'm going to stick with my blue Sprawls. They make my gams look sexy.