Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] False start explained well
From: spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng)
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:20:27 -0500
References: <380-2201022216297453@M2W121.mail2web.com> <FE4DFE5FF96F47AEB525031B2000506B@jimnichols>
 
On Feb 2, 2010, at 11:48, Jim Nichols wrote:

> 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.

All the sprinters I've ever met or seen, look downward at the track during 
the start. The starter could always stand behind the runners to make it 
fair. :)

Regards,
Spencer
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto at earthlink.net) ([Leica] False start explained well)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] False start explained well)