A photo-finish occurs in a sporting race when multiple competitors cross the finishing line at nearly the same time. As the naked eye may not be able to discriminate between which of the competitors crossed the line first, a photo or video taken at the finish line may be used for a more accurate check. Finish line photos are still used in nearly e...
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(from the article `Olympic Games`) ...100,000 people, and a new track was installed. Made of crushed peat, the new surface was exceptionally fast, resulting in 10 world records in the ...
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A photo is automatically taken as the horses pass the winning line and when the race is too close to be judged the photo is used to determine the order of finish.
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A photo device utilized to more accurately determine the winner of a race where the finishers are very close.
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A photo is automatically taken as the horses pass the winning line and when the race is too close to be judged the photo is referred to
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Photo finish is London Cockney rhyming slang for the beer Guinness.
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n] - in general, any very close finish
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noun in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing
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Electronic photographic equipment which decides who has won in a close finish.
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In cross-country skiing the winner of a race is based on the first toe of a boot, NOT the tip of a ski, to cross the finish line.
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The images, taken by a high speed camera, of the competitors that cross the finish line.
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The images, taken by a high speed camera, of the competitors that cross the finish line.
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