JackisbackHallo
JackisbackHallo t1_j11hkn7 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. by Lagavulin16_neat
Nah bro it’s just a quote from Jon Bois’s video on him. Someone else linked it
JackisbackHallo t1_j10y1yw wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. by Lagavulin16_neat
“8.9 meters. Now, like most Americans, Bob doesn’t understand just how far that is. When someone tells him in feet and inches, he is no closer to understanding”
JackisbackHallo t1_j128igx wrote
Reply to comment by dressageishard in TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. by Lagavulin16_neat
It probably did have at least some effect, as was mentioned by several participants in the event, but the margins it would effect don’t matter at all because of the absurd amount that Beamon cleared the record by.