Speed, Distance, Time
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Speed, Distance, Time
Ppers...
How long does 10 seconds last exactly?
A true story (for once)...and one which has nothing whatsoever to do with flying - like many others on this mil forum!!!
Whilst walking the corridors of power recently, I was collecting 'charity monies' for the London Marathon... a rattle of the tin and a brief conversation ensued about training, weather etc, when the following occurred:
I was asked, "How far is the marathon?" - not a bad question, to the uninitiated or running averse person and a response of "just over 26 miles..." wrapped it up. Or so I thought.
The next question flawed me: "How far is that?"
Was this a question of Einsteinian proportion or what?
There's a prize of 10 Lire for the best response.
How long does 10 seconds last exactly?
A true story (for once)...and one which has nothing whatsoever to do with flying - like many others on this mil forum!!!
Whilst walking the corridors of power recently, I was collecting 'charity monies' for the London Marathon... a rattle of the tin and a brief conversation ensued about training, weather etc, when the following occurred:
I was asked, "How far is the marathon?" - not a bad question, to the uninitiated or running averse person and a response of "just over 26 miles..." wrapped it up. Or so I thought.
The next question flawed me: "How far is that?"
Was this a question of Einsteinian proportion or what?
There's a prize of 10 Lire for the best response.
ing long way, so cough up" should suffice
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It's getting on for 42 km, or 3.8 billionths of a light year, or just under 23 nm, or roughly the distance in a straight line from the City of London to Gatwick Airport. On the other hand, it's how far you would go if you drove for an hour at 26 mph, or for about 22 minutes at 70 mph.
Hope that helps
BM
Hope that helps
BM
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From: Shhhh!!
Sorry to correct you but...
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, the marathon distance was changed to 26.2 miles to cover the ground from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, with the 2.2 miles added on so the race could finish in front of royal family's viewing box. This added two miles to the course, and is the origin of the Marathon tradition of shouting "God save the Queen!" (or other words relating to the Queen) as mile post 24 is passed.
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, the marathon distance was changed to 26.2 miles to cover the ground from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, with the 2.2 miles added on so the race could finish in front of royal family's viewing box. This added two miles to the course, and is the origin of the Marathon tradition of shouting "God save the Queen!" (or other words relating to the Queen) as mile post 24 is passed.
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From: Shhhh!!
Just another erosion of the great British way of life; along with Jif, the Robertsons symbol (dare not utter the word, but you should try living in The Netherlands at Christmas time) and Oil of Ulay(apparently). 
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Sorry to correct you but...
The choice of distance was somewhat arbitrary. The first modern Olympics in 1896 had a marathon distance of 40.8 km. The marathon at the 1908 Olympic Games in London began at Windsor Castle and was extended by 385 yards from its set 26 miles so that the runners would cross the finish line in front of the Royal family's viewing box in the Olympic arena, so the length became 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards). For the next Olympics in 1912, the length was changed to 40.2 km and changed again to 42.75 km for the 1920 Olympics. Of the first 7 Olympic games, there were 6 different marathon distances between 40 and 42.75 km (40 km being used twice). A fixed distance of 42.195 km was adopted in 1921 by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) as the official marathon distance - Rule 240 of their Competition Rules.
(From Wikipedia)
The choice of distance was somewhat arbitrary. The first modern Olympics in 1896 had a marathon distance of 40.8 km. The marathon at the 1908 Olympic Games in London began at Windsor Castle and was extended by 385 yards from its set 26 miles so that the runners would cross the finish line in front of the Royal family's viewing box in the Olympic arena, so the length became 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards). For the next Olympics in 1912, the length was changed to 40.2 km and changed again to 42.75 km for the 1920 Olympics. Of the first 7 Olympic games, there were 6 different marathon distances between 40 and 42.75 km (40 km being used twice). A fixed distance of 42.195 km was adopted in 1921 by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) as the official marathon distance - Rule 240 of their Competition Rules.
(From Wikipedia)
or are you just expounding the previous statement?
ten seconds is just a second to 11
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Daze
You stated that the 1908 Marathon had been increased by 2.2 miles for HM when it was actually 385 yards, or .21 miles, on that occasion. My full post showed that there had been other changes to the distance as well.
You stated that the 1908 Marathon had been increased by 2.2 miles for HM when it was actually 385 yards, or .21 miles, on that occasion. My full post showed that there had been other changes to the distance as well.