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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: 1) What is the maximum number of football boots allowed on the playing surface (pitch) at the moment of kick-off?
46
Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: 2) For a "standard" pitch (105 by 68 metres) what is the longest possible legal pass?
125m
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Go on...
The only reason I answered is because I was expecting something to be "non-obvious" and I was interested in knowing what it was.
I certainly wouldn't count the additional officials as being "on the pitch", so surely it's only 22 players and 1 referee?
And not sure how the pass distance can be wrong, surely that is just corner to corner?
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Corner to corner yes - not a straight line though
(This question was from a real pub quiz and very nearly caused a fight)
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I did consider that, but how would it be possible to know? Depends how high you can kick the ball... or is there technically a maximum "legal height" for a ball? Though that would be pretty difficult to enforce. Hence you can only really give a point-to-point answer.
I guess you could kick it to one corner and then a strong gust of wind could send it right back to the original corner doubling the length... but then maybe the wind suddenly changes direction and sends it back yet again.
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Too easy, the answer is obviously 42
'Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.'
Benny Hill
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I think you are getting confused with the maximum number of pairs of lucky pants a single player is allowed to wear.
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1) Football isn't played with boots, but with shoes, right? so 0 I reckon.
2) Is that with an African swallow or a European swallow?
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1. There are 22 players and 3 referees, so max 50 football shoes.
2. Pythagor tells me 125.096m, even if such a pass is very probably not legal because the player getting it has a high change to be offside.
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1) 45 - 22 players + the ref. but the player who takes the kick-off realistically has to have one foot in the air at the time of kick-off.
2) It's hard to say as the ball will travel horizontally and vertically and may well bend a bit on the way. Generally speaking, though, it's the distance between Paul McGrath and whoever is on the other end of the pass: a distance that can only be calculated by using either a complex missile tracking system or Paul McGrath's brain.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Leader article gets to the heart of Mary's crib (7)
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
modified 8-Jun-18 4:06am.
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Manager
Manger -> Mary's crib
A -> article, inserted
Manager -> Leader (debatable, ask Dilbert!)
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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We have a winner (+5 for "debatable")
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: Manger -> Mary's crib
Huh?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Nativity story. Mary allegedly laid baby Jesus in a manger (cattle feeder) for lack of a suitable bed.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Hey everyone, I'm the new CodeProject contest manager. We were throwing around a few ideas for our next challenge - something quick and easy - and we came up with the Summer Fun With Arduino[^] challenge. So here we go, June is Arduino month! Entry is simple and you get to make something with flashy lights. We're giving away $5000 in prizes. Give it a shot!
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Is there anything I can do here using my Visual Studio 64-bit?
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RedDk wrote: Is there anything I can do here using my Visual Studio 64-bit?
Certainly, any IoT related Article is acceptable.
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Welcome aboard!
When does my free Arduino arrive, and how do I get it out of the email?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: how do I get it out of the email?
Chris is still working on the wormhole. His Astrophysics is a bit rusty.
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David Cunningham wrote: His Astrophysics is a bit rusty.
He'll need a Quantum Mechanic, too!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I knew a Quantum Mechanic once. He took a look at my black hole and told me my big end had gone.
This space for rent
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Jovita Dsa wrote: Hey everyone, I'm the new CodeProject contest manager.
We are very self-service, even in HR. Jovita got to introduce herself!
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I'm very glad to see the IoT contest again this year (and looks even better this year).
Thanks for all the great stuff at CP.
I've already begun work on the first challenge. It's a lot of fun.
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Welcome
modified 13-Sep-18 21:01pm.
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