: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:02 pm  

mwildcats wrote:

One of the most scientific threads ever appeared on rlfans

its got naff all to do with scientific theories, I was shouting over here and he just brought to our corner

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:10 pm  

The corner was nearer for Danny than for Semi, hence he got there first...simple..
I wondered what happened to the winger on the other side who was surely nearer to be able tackle him..

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:13 pm  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

The corner was nearer for Danny than for Semi, hence he got there first...simple..
I wondered what happened to the winger on the other side who was surely nearer to be able tackle him..

hoping that semi could catch him

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:15 pm  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

I wondered what happened to the winger on the other side who was surely nearer to be able tackle him..

Just been lazy, he will get a kicking from the coach when they view the tape.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:37 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

I presume it's because Semi wasn't directly behind Broughy so they actually ran different lines to a distant point. A bit like a scalene triangle with Semi having the longest side to run and Broughy the shortest.?????

I like it. I'm not hot on science (or is it maths), and I'm one of those people who thinks that when the petrol gauge is on empty, it is better to get to the garage as quickly as possible rather than drive slowly, but now Broughy's run to the corner makes perfect sense.

I feel proud that I was the cause of the words "scalene triangle" being used on RLfans. Who would have thought it.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:43 pm  

i just assumed he was heading for the exact spot that he had pre determined he could guarantee the conversion. semi knew this and was defending the area under the sticks where danny would have less chance.

it was of course my first ever game and im 4

Re: Running the arc : Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:44 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Could someone please answer a science question for me, because it has puzzled me for a while.

At the Bulls game, Brough was through and in front of the posts, albeit about forty yards out. Semi was alongside him. Now I reckon Brough was nearer to the posts than Semi, and therefore you would think that he would get there first, but I have no doubt that had he not "run the arc" (to quote the bald oaf from Dewsbury) he would have been caught. If Semi is faster than Broughy (although maybe not ), why does running away from him for longer to get to the corner make it less likely that he would be caught. If the chasing man is faster, you would think that running for longer would increase the chance of being caught, but it never seems that way.

Or have I got too much time on my hands?

Slugger I'm afraid it's another Douglas Adams moment.

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be".

Re: Running the arc : Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:46 pm  

The Trip wrote:

Slugger I'm afraid it's another Douglas Adams moment.

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be".

Man, now we've gone all profound! This forum ain't what it used to be.

Re: Running the arc : Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:47 pm  

The Trip wrote:

Slugger I'm afraid it's another Douglas Adams moment.

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be".

you not finished that bloody book yet?

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:37 pm  

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.