October 9, 2006: Javelin accident - Page 2

Spexxvet · 10-09-2006, 03:09 PM

A kid on my high school track and field team would catch the javelin. This is at the end of a real throw! I think he got "most likely to die young" in our yearbook.

barefoot serpent · 10-09-2006, 03:18 PM

the judges are in the field to mark the spot where they javelin hits -- when the javelin fails to 'stick' the landing.

and like any flying object: they are often difficult to see when they are coming straight for you.

Tomtheman5 · 10-09-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

the judges are in the field to mark the spot where they javelin hits -- when the javelin fails to 'stick' the landing.

What a terrible job! Can't they use cameras or something?!

barefoot serpent · 10-09-2006, 03:30 PM

nope... still requires someone to 'flag' the spot and to hold the end of the measuring tape.

There is usually a safety person who watches the field to make sure it is clear before signalling to the athlete. Of course, it's also easy for the javelin to take an errant course.

Shawnee123 · 10-09-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

nope... still requires someone to 'flag' the spot and to hold the end of the measuring tape.

There is usually a safety person who watches the field to make sure it is clear before signalling to the athlete. Of course, it's also easy for the javelin to take an errant course.

With all our technology they can't find some better way to measure this? Come on!

I'm still trying to figure out how the NFL gets the blue scrimmage line and the yellow first down line on the TV without it going over the player's pictures.

We can send a man to the moon, but we can't stop killing javelin judges. If they outlaw javelins, only outlaws will have javelins (and any other trite sayings you want to throw in here.)

dar512 · 10-09-2006, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

With all our technology they can't find some better way to measure this? Come on!

Technology costs money. Warm bodies are cheap. While this was a national competition, even your local grade school probably has a track and field team - and somebody ends up judging these things.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-09-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

With all our technology they can't find some better way to measure this? Come on!
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We can send a man to the moon, but we can't stop killing javelin judges.

Brazil sent a man to the moon?

Funny, mosquito.

pegusitas · 10-09-2006, 03:38 PM

OK. I found the video I mentioned earlier. It's tiny, but you can see why I remembered it. For those who might be squeamish... it's not really gory.

http://www.stfunoob.com/movies/Unlik...20Accident.mpg

Spexxvet · 10-09-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pegusitas

OK. I found the video I mentioned earlier. It's tiny, but you can see why I remembered it. For those who might be squeamish... it's not really gory.

http://www.stfunoob.com/movies/Unlik...20Accident.mpg

Any movies of shot put or discuss accidents?

breakingnews · 10-11-2006, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Any movies of shot put or discuss accidents?

Not shotput or discus, but another track & field event ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QZ8gzbC8WWc

This video went around when I was pole vaulting in college. I'm sure many of you have seen it.

I did injure myself, but all I did was fall from 15 feet and snap my ankle in two places. Piddlyshit.

chrisinhouston · 10-11-2006, 01:48 PM

This IOTD should be a wake up call for all members; make sure you have a current tetanus shot!

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by breakingnews

Not shotput or discus, but another track & field event ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QZ8gzbC8WWc

This video went around when I was pole vaulting in college. I'm sure many of you have seen it.

I did injure myself, but all I did was fall from 15 feet and snap my ankle in two places. Piddlyshit.

Ouch. I don't even have one of those and I feel the pain!

be-bop · 10-11-2006, 06:18 PM

And we have the winner of the "catch the javelin" contest...

mosquito · 10-09-2006, 04:54 PM

Lia Mara Lourenco's dream of becoming the first internationally recognized javelin punter comes to a painful end.

Clodfobble · 10-09-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I'm still trying to figure out how the NFL gets the blue scrimmage line and the yellow first down line on the TV without it going over the player's pictures.

I always assumed it was just the typical green-screen technology: the field is already green, and the players aren't.

10-09-2006, 03:09 PM	#1
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	A kid on my high school track and field team would catch the javelin. This is at the end of a real throw! I think he got "most likely to die young" in our yearbook. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-09-2006, 03:18 PM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	the judges are in the field to mark the spot where they javelin hits -- when the javelin fails to 'stick' the landing. and like any flying object: they are often difficult to see when they are coming straight for you. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

10-09-2006, 03:30 PM	#4
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	nope... still requires someone to 'flag' the spot and to hold the end of the measuring tape. There is usually a safety person who watches the field to make sure it is clear before signalling to the athlete. Of course, it's also easy for the javelin to take an errant course. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

10-09-2006, 03:38 PM	#8
pegusitas Writer of Writings Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 14	Found that old video OK. I found the video I mentioned earlier. It's tiny, but you can see why I remembered it. For those who might be squeamish... it's not really gory. http://www.stfunoob.com/movies/Unlik...20Accident.mpg

10-11-2006, 01:48 PM	#11
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	This IOTD should be a wake up call for all members; make sure you have a current tetanus shot!

10-11-2006, 06:18 PM	#13
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	And we have the winner of the "catch the javelin" contest...

10-09-2006, 04:54 PM	#14
mosquito Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	Lia Mara Lourenco's dream of becoming the first internationally recognized javelin punter comes to a painful end.

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