10ton t1_j11k3st wrote on December 21, 2022 at 12:08 AM Reply to comment by Garper in 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. by Lagavulin16_neat Seems like more of a minimum is good enough kind of shot putter. Permalink Parent 23
10ton t1_j11k3st wrote
Reply to comment by Garper in 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. by Lagavulin16_neat
Seems like more of a minimum is good enough kind of shot putter.