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Also known as "WendyBall"
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: You missed out Boring football. 
no I did include soccer, it's real name is "association football " (so apt: a boring sounding name for a truly boring game.)
This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!
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Lopatir wrote: a truly boring game
So sad, time was when it was actually fun to watch; even for rugby fan like me.
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: 1) What is the maximum number of football boots allowed on the playing surface (pitch) at the moment of kick-off?
46
Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: 2) For a "standard" pitch (105 by 68 metres) what is the longest possible legal pass?
125m
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Go on...
The only reason I answered is because I was expecting something to be "non-obvious" and I was interested in knowing what it was.
I certainly wouldn't count the additional officials as being "on the pitch", so surely it's only 22 players and 1 referee?
And not sure how the pass distance can be wrong, surely that is just corner to corner?
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Corner to corner yes - not a straight line though 
(This question was from a real pub quiz and very nearly caused a fight)
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I did consider that, but how would it be possible to know? Depends how high you can kick the ball... or is there technically a maximum "legal height" for a ball? Though that would be pretty difficult to enforce. Hence you can only really give a point-to-point answer.
I guess you could kick it to one corner and then a strong gust of wind could send it right back to the original corner doubling the length... but then maybe the wind suddenly changes direction and sends it back yet again.
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Too easy, the answer is obviously 42
'Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.'
Benny Hill
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I think you are getting confused with the maximum number of pairs of lucky pants a single player is allowed to wear.
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1) Football isn't played with boots, but with shoes, right? so 0 I reckon.
2) Is that with an African swallow or a European swallow?
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1. There are 22 players and 3 referees, so max 50 football shoes.
2. Pythagor tells me 125.096m, even if such a pass is very probably not legal because the player getting it has a high change to be offside.
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1) 45 - 22 players + the ref. but the player who takes the kick-off realistically has to have one foot in the air at the time of kick-off.
2) It's hard to say as the ball will travel horizontally and vertically and may well bend a bit on the way. Generally speaking, though, it's the distance between Paul McGrath and whoever is on the other end of the pass: a distance that can only be calculated by using either a complex missile tracking system or Paul McGrath's brain.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Leader article gets to the heart of Mary's crib (7)
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
modified 8-Jun-18 4:06am.
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Manager
Manger -> Mary's crib
A -> article, inserted
Manager -> Leader (debatable, ask Dilbert!)
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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We have a winner (+5 for "debatable")
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: Manger -> Mary's crib
Huh?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Nativity story. Mary allegedly laid baby Jesus in a manger (cattle feeder) for lack of a suitable bed.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Hey everyone, I'm the new CodeProject contest manager. We were throwing around a few ideas for our next challenge - something quick and easy - and we came up with the Summer Fun With Arduino[^] challenge. So here we go, June is Arduino month! Entry is simple and you get to make something with flashy lights. We're giving away $5000 in prizes. Give it a shot!
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Is there anything I can do here using my Visual Studio 64-bit?
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RedDk wrote: Is there anything I can do here using my Visual Studio 64-bit?
Certainly, any IoT related Article is acceptable.
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Welcome aboard!
When does my free Arduino arrive, and how do I get it out of the email?
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OriginalGriff wrote: how do I get it out of the email?
Chris is still working on the wormhole. His Astrophysics is a bit rusty.
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David Cunningham wrote: His Astrophysics is a bit rusty.
He'll need a Quantum Mechanic, too!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I knew a Quantum Mechanic once. He took a look at my black hole and told me my big end had gone.
This space for rent
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