Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Aram. My track and field experience was limited to helping with HS meets some 30 years ago, and I know things have changed a lot. And, I usually ran the high jump, so I was some distance from the starting line. I will keep quiet and learn from folks like you with more recent experience. We had none of the electronic devices that I have seen reference to in the past couple days. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aram Langhans" <leicar at q.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] False start explained well >> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] False start explained well >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: <FE4DFE5FF96F47AEB525031B2000506B at jimnichols> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> I have another concern about this assumption. Since the speed of light >> is >> much faster than the speed of sound, it seems to me that this would >> penalize >> an athlete who watched the starter, for the flash of the gun. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA > > Jim. In all the years I competed and coached I have never seen a sprinter > look at the starter. Would seriously impede their start, I think. As far > as the speed of sound, while a minimal difference in this situation, > modern starting blocks have speakers built into them and the gun really > does not make a sound at all. So, each runner has the same distance > between themselves and the source of sound right behind them. They try to > think of everything. but even controversy surrounds the silent gun. > > Aram > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >