The tortoise’s win over the hare in Aesop’s Fables is perhaps the greatest upset in sports history. While the hare showed better combine results in the 40-yard dash, shuttle run, and standing vert, the tortoise persevered and took advantage of mental and strategic miscues to earn the title.
Super Bowl commercials 2015: Jerry Rice, Mike & Mike debate Tortoise vs. Hare
Mercedes-Benz’s Super Bowl ad will feature a redo of the fabled race. It is sports.
Mercedes Benz’s Super Bowl ad will feature a redo of the big race, and they’ve released a series of teaser vids with sports pundits breaking down the showdown. Above, some kid tells Jerry he isn’t as good at wide receiver as Odell Beckham Jr. Here, Mike and Mike talk to the tortoise and hare:
There was also a Playboy Bunny explaining the sports science behind the race:
And Rice attempting to interview the competitors:
The ad will run during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. If we were allowed to bet on the outcome of fictional sporting events in prewritten commercials, we’d bet on that hare -- you think a car company is going to show an ad where a slower object wins? Nah, son. Gotta hype the importance of German engineering.
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