The internet speed (on LAN) in school is officially the fastest I've ever seen.
Here's the proof;
And yeah, I'm setting up MacOSX+Fedora dual boot on my Macbook. :P
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As for school today, nothing really significant happened other than the fact that today was the day that I have ever seen three 3-2-1 flagpoles fall down in a row.
A 3-2-1 flagpole is a flagpole, which is made up of 3 five metre spars, 2 three metre spars and 1 two metre spar and tied up together using tripod lashing. So the total height of a 3-2-1 flagpole is around 6-7 metres. It looks like this;
So, during CCA today the Sec 3 batch was taking the 3-2-1 flag decor test, in which you have to erect a flagpole, peg it down by the sides firmly and let it stand in twenty minutes, in groups of four.
As for my group, the first time we took an excellent time of 30 to 40 minutes - a total phailiur.
Our next try, we failed again, though we had improved our timing quite significantly - 28 minutes.
The next try, however, is of great interest. We were just about to hit our time limit of twenty minutes and complete it on time, and just as we were tightening the side guylines (support ropes), the whole flagpole gave way. So, you can imagine how horrific the scene would be, with everyone shouting to clear the area, and people running away from the flagpole, and eventually the 6/7 metre flagpole slamming onto the floor. This is dangerous. People can get seriously injured.
Of course there were consequences, which came in the form of many many many push-ups and crunches and stuff and long lectures by seniors, but I guess they are right. Safety is a big thing.
And what's better (or rather, not), it happened thrice. Once for each group. I have no idea what went wrong - lack of skill, lack of knowledge, lack of manpower or just plain lack of common sense...
What I do know is, that the next time I do flag decor, I'm wearing a helmet or something. o.o
Oh and this is probably the worst time to say this, but take a look at this video;
LOL at the gripping powder -.-
Labels: IT, Random, School, Scouts
