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The olympics cost ~$15 billion to host; an accurate range finding device costs a couple of hundred dollars. Heck, with a 3cm margin of error right now, even a $
by Shish2k 10y ago
The olympics cost ~$15 billion to host; an accurate range finding device costs a couple of hundred dollars. Heck, with a 3cm margin of error right now, even a $20 tape measure would be an improvement. I'm sure they can afford it :P
- brianwawok 10y agoI think you missed the part about the pool expanding and contracting as the temperature changes. Also, think about the false start measurement devices. Are those accurate to a a microsecond?
- Shish2k 10y ago> expanding and contracting as the temperature changes. So measure and adjust the adjustable end-plates a few minutes before each round starts? How rapidly can the temperature change? (I have no idea, but I'm struggling to imagine it changing a huge amount in a small amount of time) > think about the false start measurement devices. Are those accurate to a a microsecond? I have no idea, but I don't see why not. 10,000 FPS cameras are available on the general market already, so you could record each swimmer's start and adjust the timings as if they had all started at the same moment :)
- danso 10y agoThere's probably more to setting up a sophisticated time-keeping operation than buying equipment.
- Shish2k 10y agoI'm sure there is - I'd like to know what the real problems are, because I'm pretty certain that "we don't have the technology to accurately measure 50m" can't be the whole story :)