Thousands, elephants, rivers or ducks?
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Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
When I were a lad, I used to count 1 hippopotamus 2 hippoptamus etc. but I always thought it was a bit more then a second.
When I did my first (and last) parachute jump (static line 2,500 feet) we jumped and were told to count 1 thousand 2 thousand etc to 4 and check canopy.
No parachutes now, but that's how I count in seconds If I'm trying to be precise (for measuring important things like the distance of thunderstorms)!
When I did my first (and last) parachute jump (static line 2,500 feet) we jumped and were told to count 1 thousand 2 thousand etc to 4 and check canopy.
No parachutes now, but that's how I count in seconds If I'm trying to be precise (for measuring important things like the distance of thunderstorms)!
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
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I use "ands".
One and = one second.
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Me too. When it gets to thirteen, I use the 'teen bit instead of and - thir-teen, four-teen, etc and so on up through 20s, 30s etc.
There are a few traffic lights where I know the timing, and count so as to give me a good start away on the change.
I use "ands".
One and = one second.
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Me too. When it gets to thirteen, I use the 'teen bit instead of and - thir-teen, four-teen, etc and so on up through 20s, 30s etc.
There are a few traffic lights where I know the timing, and count so as to give me a good start away on the change.
