Lagavulin16_neat OP t1_j1076x8 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:41 PM 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 From the wiki: "Prior to Beamon's jump, the world record had been broken thirteen times since 1901, with an average increase of 6 cm (2+1⁄2 in.) and the largest increase being 15 cm (6 in.)." Permalink 39
Lagavulin16_neat OP t1_j1076x8 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
From the wiki:
"Prior to Beamon's jump, the world record had been broken thirteen times since 1901, with an average increase of 6 cm (2+1⁄2 in.) and the largest increase being 15 cm (6 in.)."