In the era of manual timing, it is inevitable that the timekeeper will make mistakes, so there will be multiple timekeepers in the race, if one of the timekeepers makes a mistake, the other timekeeper can still give a valid result.

When the timekeeper heard the 10.7 seconds, his first reaction was that he had made a mistake, and the second place was 10.7 seconds, how could the first place be 10.8 seconds?

The referee thought the same way, and when he heard the timekeeper report a time of 10.8 seconds, he decided that the timekeeper had made a mistake.

After all, people are not machines, but individuals will make mistakes, and the referee did not criticize the timekeeper for the "mistake", but turned his head to look at the other timekeeper and asked: "Report the fourth result." ”

The timekeeper was relieved to hear the previous man report a time of 10.8 seconds, and when he heard the referee's question, he immediately replied: "Mine is also 10.8 seconds." ”

"Both timekeepers missed?" The referee was slightly stunned.

At this time, the referee finally understood why these two people were stumbling when they asked about the fourth result for the first time. Because they all made mistakes.

And the second timekeeper heard the first timekeeper report a time of 10.8 seconds, but he breathed a sigh of relief, since someone made a mistake like himself, he finally didn't have to carry the black pot alone!

However, the referee frowned, he obviously couldn't believe the result.

It's just a mistake for one person, and it's very unlikely that both people will make a mistake, at least never in his refereeing career.

The timekeeper who can come to enforce the Far Eastern Games will definitely not be the kind of rookie who is nervous and shakes his hands when he goes on the field, and he can't even hold the timer steadily. These timekeepers have officiated a lot of games and it stands to reason that mistakes should not be made. What's more, both of them made mistakes.

In addition, the referee found it strange that it was only natural that two timekeepers made mistakes at the same time, but the time recorded after the mistake was 10.8 seconds.

The probability of two timekeepers making mistakes at the same time is already very low, and even the results are the same after the mistakes, which is only a matter of theory, you must know that this is a timer that can be accurate to 0.1 seconds, press a little faster or press a little slower, and 0.1 seconds will pass.

Even if the two of them discuss and shout stop at the same time, they may not be able to accurately control the time of the stopwatch for 10 seconds 8, after all, it takes time for people to react, and it is impossible for people's reactions and body control to be accurate to 0.1 seconds.

Now this result must not be announced, the third place of 11 seconds and the fourth place of 11 seconds 2 are okay, but the champion 10 seconds 8, the second place 10 seconds 7, the second place takes less time than the champion, if this result is announced, it will be a big joke.

But this is the 100-meter final of the Far Eastern Games, and it is impossible not to announce the final results! Sports competitions are all about fairness, so it is necessary to announce the results, even if it is a school-level sports meeting, the results of the players will be announced in the end, not to mention the continental competition such as the Far Eastern Games.

The referee had a problem, and he was a little angry with the two timekeepers.

"How could you make such a serious mistake in such an important game!" The referee reprimanded.

One of the timekeepers immediately retorted: "Referee, you have wronged me, I can guarantee that I have absolutely no mistakes!" ”

In fact, before this, the timekeeper was going to take responsibility for this operation error, and even he felt that it was really his own operation error.

But when he heard that another timekeeper also gave a time of 10.8 seconds, he made a decision in an instant, this black pot could not be carried back.

The other timekeeper glanced at his companion and immediately understood what he meant, so he immediately said: "Referee, I didn't make a mistake either!" ”

The referee listened to the arguments of the two, but became more and more angry: "You didn't make a mistake, how could there be a score of 10.8 seconds?" Will the first place be slower than the second place? ”

"My operation is in accordance with the specification, and I think there may be a problem with their operation." The timekeeper said, pointing to the two timekeepers who were in charge of timing Yoshioka Lude. His meaning is very clear, it's not that my timing is slow, it's that their timing is faster, so there is a situation where the runner-up results are better than the champions.

This timekeeper is also witty, and he thought of this method of throwing the pot in such a short time, after all, it is better to throw the black pot to others than to carry the black pot yourself.

The referee pondered carefully, there is really this possibility, the second place score is better than the first place score, or Chen Qiang's timekeeper made a mistake and the timer was pressed late; Either the timekeeper at Lund Yoshioka made a mistake and the timer was pressed early. In short, there has to be a side that makes mistakes.

As soon as Yoshioka Lund's timekeeper heard that the black cauldron had thrown it at him, he immediately wanted to clear his suspicion, both of them were technicians arranged by Kishi Kishikiichi, and they were originally thieves, so they immediately retorted:

"There is absolutely no problem with my operation."

"You see, my stopwatch just stops at 10.7 seconds."

The referee suddenly had a big head.

At this time, the deputy referee next to him reminded in a low voice: "Referee, do you think it will be caused by mechanical failure?" ”

"Mechanical failure? It's possible. The timer should be accurate to 0.1 seconds, which is too precise and easy to break. We need to check the timer. The referee nodded.

At this moment, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked over, and the referee looked up, this person he knew, was one of the organizers of the Far Eastern Games.

"Mr. Referees, President Kishikiyo is waiting for you in the lounge right now, I hope you can move." The middle-aged man spoke.

"Great, I just ran into a problem here, President Kishiqing is the chairman of the Far Eastern Games, and I have to report this matter to him." The referee immediately nodded, and with the two assistant referees, followed the middle-aged man to the lounge.

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When Chen Qiang crossed the finish line with a clear advantage, Kishi Qingyi shouted in his heart that it was not good.

Kishi's plan is that as long as Takashi Yoshioka can cross the finish line first, regardless of his score, the timer will show a time of 10.7 seconds, which would be a new Asian record.

The others had their timers turned down by 0.1 seconds, and even if they were as fast as Yoshioka Lund, they would have been 0.1 seconds slower.

The high-speed camera at the end of this era did not exist at this time, so when two people crossed the finish line at the same time, it was normal for the manual timing to have a 0.1-second error, such as the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, the champion Eddie Tolan's three timers, two of which showed 10 seconds 3 and one showed 10 seconds 4, which is a 0.1 second error.

The only loophole in Kishi's plan is that if Yoshioka Lund does not win the championship, and the champion does not exceed 10.7 seconds, then the championship result will not be as good as Yoshioka Lund, after all, Yoshioka Lund's timer will automatically stop at 10.7 seconds.

This is actually an obvious loophole that a slightly more conservative person would not use. But Kishi Seiichi is Japanese, and the Japanese are originally the kind of people who like to gamble on everything, so Kishi Seiichi decided to use his hands and feet on the timer.

It's a gamble, as long as Yoshioka Lund can win the championship, then the new Asian record is also his, and Yoshioka Lund will become the fastest runner in Asia.

It's a pity that Kishi Kishiichi lost the bet. So he immediately had the referee shout out to the lounge.

Now he's cleaning up the aftermath and wiping his ass for cheating.

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