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Horse Finishes Ahead of His Mirror Image (VANITY)
Sept 14, 2017
Posted on 09/14/2017 2:28:53 PM PDT by ml/nj
I don't think I've ever seen something like this
ML/NJ
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: horse; horseracing; ntra; photo; racing; sports
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:28:53 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: ml/nj
Too bad I can’t get that wasted minute back. Zzz zzz
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:30:45 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
To: ml/nj
What’s so special about this?
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:30:47 PM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: ml/nj
Parallax. It’s a thing....
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:32:03 PM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(It's a new day - let's make it a great one, America!)
To: ml/nj
Don’t watch enough horse races to know if this is common or not.
To: ml/nj
I think it has something to do with the speed of light.
To: ml/nj
I’d like to slow my mirror down. I think it’s running fast. It seems to be showing what I’m going to look like, when I get older.
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
To: ml/nj
Well, I guess when you grow up you’ll know mirrors aren’t perfect.
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:41:35 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Victorious warriors WIN first, then go to war! Go TRUMP!!!)
To: muggs
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:44:31 PM PDT
by
timestax
To: ml/nj
Camera angle.................
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:46:55 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: ml/nj
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:47:47 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. .)
To: Red Badger
Needs Wendy to sew the shadow back on a bit tighter.
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:48:12 PM PDT
by
epluribus_2
(he had the best mom - ever.)
To: CodeToad
Well, I guess when you grow up you’ll know mirrors aren’t perfect. I guess you (and others here) have no horse racing experience.
The mirror image is used to decide the order of finish at all race tracks I've been to (and that's more than 30). I've NEVER seen a photo where a horse did not dead-heat with its mirror-image.
And FTR, I have no interest in this race or who finished fourth. I just happened to be watching the races from Kentucky Downs today. To me, this is about the integrity of the photo-finish camera to decide race order.
ML/NJ
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:49:12 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: ml/nj
Is there an actual mirror there? Or just a camera facing the opposite direction?
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:51:17 PM PDT
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: ml/nj
I think the display of the video is lagging, but I don’t think it would affect the integrity of it. It doesn’t appear to be a different angle, as there are differences in the positioning of the horses and riders. Take a look at the manes.
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:14:29 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
To: ml/nj
If only I’d bet on Dorian Gray to place...
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:15:33 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: MrEdd
LOL. Leave it to MrEdd to have the best comment on a horse race.
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:21:20 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
To: Rio
Is there an actual mirror there? Or just a camera facing the opposite direction? There is a mirror on the rail of each racecourse. (E.g. Saratoga has three tracks so three mirrors.)
ML/NJ
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:24:04 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: Hegemony Cricket
Parallax. It’s a thing....Exactly. That's what's causing the 3rd place horse to finish ahead of his mirror image, too.
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:30:33 PM PDT
by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
To: ml/nj
I've NEVER seen a photo where a horse did not dead-heat with its mirror-image.Third place horse is also ahead of his mirror image.
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:31:31 PM PDT
by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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