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iain_herts 27-07-2012 10:17
Re: The Olympics.
 
wont it be streamed on the bbc iplayer in hd

peanut 27-07-2012 10:42
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Originally Posted by Kymmy (Post 35456694)
That's this one.. It's not upside-down all the time but yes even when they do the flag bearer it's upside-down..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRaQRbAxXaA

It's a personal gripe of mine and even recently on the torch route the picture I took has many upside-down which I most hastily cropped out!!!

Here's the uncropped picture
Why ruin a good shot, geez you need to get out more. :)

Hom3r 27-07-2012 10:59
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TVcatchup should stream it in HD.

Ramrod 27-07-2012 11:20
Re: The Olympics.
 
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Originally Posted by iain_herts (Post 35456857)
wont it be streamed on the bbc iplayer in hd
Hope so but I can't find a link

Russ 27-07-2012 13:06
Re: The Olympics.
 
So now there's controversy because the Welsh players in Team GB didn't sing God Save The Queen.

Would the English players have sung along with The Land Of My Fathers? Not a chance.

The FA has hijacked GSTQ as the English anthem, they much now live with the consequences.

chris9991 27-07-2012 13:11
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First world record at London 2012 - in archery. Apprently the guy is blind in one eye

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19013793

danielf 27-07-2012 13:18
Re: The Olympics.
 
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Originally Posted by chris9991 (Post 35456912)
First world record at London 2012 - in archery. Apprently the guy is blind in one eye

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19013793
I thought most archers shut their non-dominant eye anyway? It certainly seems the natural way to do things. So, if you're blind in your non-dominant eye it won't make any difference.

dilli-theclaw 27-07-2012 13:20
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Also, just because you are legally blind on one (or both) eyes doesn't mean you can't see anything out of them.

Still an impressive achievement for sure. :tu:

danielf 27-07-2012 13:28
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Reading up on this blindness, his eyesight is 10/200 and 20/200 for the two eyes, so very poor eyesight allround. He's just very good at aiming at a poorly defined yellow blob. I suppose it makes sense. If the yellow blob is consistently poorly defined it doesn't make much of a difference in terms of aiming at it. It just makes it difficult to determine where the arrow has landed, and that's where his team mates help out.

Hom3r 27-07-2012 13:37
Re: The Olympics.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ (Post 35456911)
So now there's controversy because the Welsh players in Team GB didn't sing God Save The Queen.

Would the English players have sung along with The Land Of My Fathers? Not a chance.

The FA has hijacked GSTQ as the English anthem, they much now live with the consequences.
Plus the love for Ryan giggs the commentator had. going on about him.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35456913)
I thought most archers shut their non-dominant eye anyway? It certainly seems the natural way to do things. So, if you're blind in your non-dominant eye it won't make any difference.
No they have a "blimker type thing in front of the eye as IIRC closing one eye can effect the other.

danielf 27-07-2012 13:42
Re: The Olympics.
 
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35456925)
No they have a "blimker type thing in front of the eye as IIRC closing one eye can effect the other.
Yeah, but the point was that many of them effectively use only one eye. How they achieve that isn't that relevant.

colin25 27-07-2012 14:08
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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35456919)
Reading up on this blindness, his eyesight is 10/200 and 20/200 for the two eyes, so very poor eyesight allround. He's just very good at aiming at a poorly defined yellow blob. I suppose it makes sense. If the yellow blob is consistently poorly defined it doesn't make much of a difference in terms of aiming at it. It just makes it difficult to determine where the arrow has landed, and that's where his team mates help out.
If there is a war, I think i prefer to be on the side that can see where they are aiming. Friendly fire is scary enough as it is

Albeit a nuke doesn't seem very friendly, and bows and arrows aren't often used, but my point stands

Chris 27-07-2012 19:59
Re: The Olympics
 
Thread now closed. We have new threads now the games are upon us:

Current affairs: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...l#post35457042

Sports: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/88...iscussion.html

Please post your thoughts, opinions and observations in the appropriate threads. :)


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