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[Mavric]

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[Red Dead Redemption]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

 

[Mavric]

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[NUance]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

I dunno. That's an impressive leap, even if it's not to the top of the backboard. I'd bet his vertical leap is a above 34-36". There are high school kids in Nebraska with 34-36" vertical leaps. Just sayin..

 

[NUance]

NUance is the type of guy who wonders about different things than a lot of guys do.

Apparently, it runs in the family. Yesterday my six year old son asked, "Dad, When you cut a piece of paper in half with scissors, what happens to the little bit of paper right in the middle? Does it just disappear?"

I think this is an awesome question. I've actually spent time thinking about it myself, in the past. I mean, a pair of scissors isn't sharp at all at atomic dimensions. The scissors are really just making a fine, directed tear in the paper that appears to our naked eye as a straight cut. So when to two blade edges shear by each other, tearing the paper, I'm sure some molecules of stuff that make up the paper get scraped off and caught on the scissor blades. Then they probably rub off on the next piece of paper that's cut. Hey, it's something to think about.

 

[knapplc]

NUance is the type of guy who wonders about different things than a lot of guys do.

Apparently, it runs in the family. Yesterday my six year old son asked, "Dad, When you cut a piece of paper in half with scissors, what happens to the little bit of paper right in the middle? Does it just disappear?"

I think this is an awesome question. I've actually spent time thinking about it myself, in the past. I mean, a pair of scissors isn't sharp at all at atomic dimensions. The scissors are really just making a fine, directed tear in the paper that appears to our naked eye as a straight cut. So when to two blade edges shear by each other, tearing the paper, I'm sure some molecules of stuff that make up the paper get scraped off and caught on the scissor blades. Then they probably rub off on the next piece of paper that's cut. Hey, it's something to think about.

Tell him that little missing bit is called the "kerf."

 

[suh_fan93]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

Except that video is in no way 'forced perspective'. He touched the highest rung on the vertical leap device. The device doesn't measure any higher than that.

That's no illusion...

 

[huKSer]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

Except that video is in no way 'forced perspective'. He touched the highest rung on the vertical leap device. The device doesn't measure any higher than that.

That's no illusion...

You assume that the vertical leap device was hung correctly

Yes you can put that in the out of context quotes thread.

 

[NUance]

NUance is the type of guy who wonders about different things than a lot of guys do.

Apparently, it runs in the family. Yesterday my six year old son asked, "Dad, When you cut a piece of paper in half with scissors, what happens to the little bit of paper right in the middle? Does it just disappear?"

I think this is an awesome question. I've actually spent time thinking about it myself, in the past. I mean, a pair of scissors isn't sharp at all at atomic dimensions. The scissors are really just making a fine, directed tear in the paper that appears to our naked eye as a straight cut. So when to two blade edges shear by each other, tearing the paper, I'm sure some molecules of stuff that make up the paper get scraped off and caught on the scissor blades. Then they probably rub off on the next piece of paper that's cut. Hey, it's something to think about.

Tell him that little missing bit is called the "kerf."

I will tell him. He already has a remarkable vocabulary for a six year old.

 

[Mavric]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

Except that video is in no way 'forced perspective'. He touched the highest rung on the vertical leap device. The device doesn't measure any higher than that.

That's no illusion...

It's not an illusion that he touched it. The question is how high is it above the floor.

 

[GSG]

I believe this is known as the "Harbaugh Effect"

2 Michigan cities ranked among nation's rudest

Here is T+L's complete list of rude cities:

15. Scottsdale, Ariz.

14. Charlotte, N.C.

13. Providence, Rhode Island

12. Las Vegas, Nev.

11. Detroit

10. Ann Arbor

9. Colorado Springs, Colo.

8. Dallas

7. Boston

6. Salt Lake City, Utah

5. Philadelphia, Pa.

4. Los Angeles

3. New York City

2. Phoenix

1. Miami

 

[ZRod]

Detroit is just hard, not rude. The first greeting I got in town was some guy in downtown Detroit I made eye contact with: "Walk on b!^@h."

Ann Arbor is just full of pretentious rich brats. Beautiful college town, kinda like Lincoln, but full of rich kids who think too highly of themselves.

 

[suh_fan93]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

Except that video is in no way 'forced perspective'. He touched the highest rung on the vertical leap device. The device doesn't measure any higher than that.

That's no illusion...

It's not an illusion that he touched it. The question is how high is it above the floor.

Well there's a regulation basketball hoop directly behind the device in clear view that might be a pretty good indicator...

 

[ZRod]

I think we need some positive news today.

A Parker County jailer who had an apparent heart attack may very well be alive thanks to inmates who put themselves at risk to help him.

It never crossed my mind not to help whether hes got a gun or a badge. If he falls down, Im gonna help him.

Seems natural to me, Smith added.

 

[Mavric]

Watch Michigan State's Miles Bridges Show Off Insane Vertical

I mean - he's got hops.

But I'm assuming they positioned the marker and camera to make it look like he's jumping to the top of the backboard (which he's not). Based on where his shoes are in relation to the guy standing under the hoop - roughly the waist of a shorter-looking fellow - I'd say his vertical is in the 34-36" range. Pretty good but not exceptional.

Yup.

google "Forced perspective"

Except that video is in no way 'forced perspective'. He touched the highest rung on the vertical leap device. The device doesn't measure any higher than that.

That's no illusion...

It's not an illusion that he touched it. The question is how high is it above the floor.

Well there's a regulation basketball hoop directly behind the device in clear view that might be a pretty good indicator...

So what's your guess on how high that is?