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In Get To The Point Swimming Contest, the pool is shaped
like an isosceles triangle.
The rules are simple. The swimmers line up at the base,
dive in, then swim towards the apex point. The person who
tags it first with their hand worn sensor wins. On making
contact, a loud claxon sounds indicating
that the race is
over, and the other competitors can stop battling.
Attentive pool attendants equipped with pole hoops are
ready to drag out and rescue anyone who may have been
pounded into submission and in danger of drowning around
the finishing point area.
Spectators and judges can watch from above and below via
glass walls running along both sides of the vertex area.
Crossing race
[pocmloc, Aug 14 2020]
'K', 'kay?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C
[pertinax, Aug 15 2020]
[link]
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In an isosceles triangle there would be an unfair advantage
to the swimmer in the middle of the start line. |
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Instead, the pool should be a sector of a circle, with a
curved start line. |
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Will the contestants be permitted edged weapons ? |
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// xenzag’s spelling is more correct unless she’s going to use a genuine Klaxon brand horn // |
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No way will she use a genuine, quality product - cheap generic knock-offs are her stock in trade. |
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For instance, since BorgCo acquired a controlling share in Acme Products Inc., she hasn't placed a single order. |
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//since BorgCo acquired a controlling share in
Acme Products Inc//.... the name has been
changed to Arseme Products Inc. |
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Circular pool allows more participants |
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That could be amusing; contestants start from points around the circumference and have to reach the opposite point, via the diameter. |
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They'd all end up in a huge melee in the middle. |
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// original Greek spelling - Akme // |
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Ah, but there's no "K" in Greek. |
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Well, actually, there is a "K" in "Greek". It's right at the end, just after the two "E"s. |
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And there is a "K" in the Greek alphabet - the letter Kappa. It's Latin that lacks a "K" character to denote the 'hard C' sound. |
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It's easy to see how the confusion could arise, though. |
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I could be wrong, but if they all line up at the base, the one in the middle has a slightly shorter distance to the apex. Perhaps they should line up in each corner and swim to the middle? |
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Edit: OK, so [pert] said the first part already, but the people of Perth learn to race Great Whites to the beachhead. |
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"Experience is the harshest teacher, because she gives the test first and the lesson afterwards." |
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//It's Latin that lacks a "K" character to denote the 'hard C'
sound.// |
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See the link on the subject of the C/K/Q convention in archaic
epigraphy. |
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Why an isosceles and not an equilateral? |
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