Accurate Timekeeping At The Olympics
Recently one of the minor television companies has been filling in space by showing reruns of famous events and one of these has been the black and white film of Roger Bannister running the first sub four minute mile.
The famous timekeeper of that particular race is seen standing at the start as the gun is fired and at that moment he starts the handheld stopwatch.
Towards the end of the race around this cinder track in Oxford, there is a great melee of people rushing around the finishing line and somewhere amongst them is the timekeeper who stops the watch as Roger crosses the line.
The question is how accurate was that timekeeping and in particular,Mbt Schuhe Pata, how different is it from today's Olympic timekeeping?
In order to be the official timekeepers for the London 2012 Olympics the preferred Swiss watchmakers had to bid twenty five million pounds. What the games get is timekeeping that decides whether someone wins or loses a race by a freeze frame that record at 1,mbt schuhe günstig,000th of a second. This is about fifty times faster than the blink of an eye.
Things like electronic touch pads are used in swimming,hogan, long jump and many other sporting events at the Games. Radio transmitters and infrared beams are also installed by the official timekeepers and what they get from their investment of twenty five million pounds is an enormous amount of publicity.
With four to five billion people watching around the world all the sponsors from timekeeping to soft drinks are happy to pay a combined one billion pounds for the privilegeof being part of the party.
The commercial aspect of the Games calls into question the spirit of the whole business and business is the right word. Every country aspires to hold the Games as it showcases the city and country and although the Olympic Year generally means fewer visitors than usual because there is a perceived belief that everything from hotels to restaurants will be overpriced,Mbt Schuhe Karani, it is the following years when tourism will increase.
Digital countdown clocks have been in prominent position around the capital and the President of the sponsoring watchmakers has publicly said that no mention of their name throughout the Games is probably a good thing as it means it has all gone faultlessly.
Imagine being the sponsors and having problems with the timekeeping,billige MBT Schuhe! It could all so easily backfire if the systems fail in the final of the 100 metre race. One can hardly say sorry,Mbt Sandalen Panda, can we run that again,Mbt Sandalen Swala, we're just going to have to do a bit of watch repair and we'll try it in a few minutes!
A decent watch can be a highly prized personal matter between the wearer and the giver. Some people wear watches handed down through generations and others are lucky enough to receive a good quality timepiece with all the complications that can make it a work of art. Related articles：
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