TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by Lagavulin16_neat t3_zqw05z on December 20, 2022 at 6:39 PM in todayilearned 52 comments 2,347
Lagavulin16_neat OP t1_j1076x8 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:41 PM From the wiki: "Prior to Beamon's jump, the world record had been broken thirteen times since 1901, with an average increase of 6 cm (2+1⁄2 in.) and the largest increase being 15 cm (6 in.)." Permalink 39
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