Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 12, 2012
November 11, 2012
November 13, 2012
Transcript:
A hand clap at the entrance to Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad, India, can be heard from atop the fort's 300 foot summit a half-mile away! Matt Leggett of Wellington, New Zealand, invented a breath analyzing jacket with display lights in the sleeve to indicate how much alcohol a person has ingested! Kerry Kuck of Denver, Colo., USA, has run the Colfax Marathon for the last 5 years, despite the fact that he is blind!
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TURTLE over 11 years ago
Think it has more to do with running the course and staying on track if you can not see the markers.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
Matt Leggett of Wellington New Zealand probably doesn’t get invited to very many parties any more.
Michael Thorton over 11 years ago
I could use a jacket like that.
Since I’m a jacket collector, that would be a beauty. At least it would tell me if I’m sober enough to drive.
Cloudchaser over 11 years ago
Someone who thinks they need that jacket doesn’t need that jacket, they need intervention
roscoedog55 over 11 years ago
legally blind someone may still be able to make out shapes and color.
linsonl over 11 years ago
Someone once had the idea for a coin operated breathanalyzer machine for bars, to avoid driving after drinking too much, but humans, being what they are, used it to see who could register the highest and still stand up.
ghretighoti over 11 years ago
Nobody ever gives credit to the “Seeing” runner who runs the same marathon with his/her hand on the elbow of the blind runner to guide him or her. Still, it’s a pretty darn good accomplishment.
Puddleglum2 over 11 years ago
Somebody could applaud a George Whitefield sermon from half a mile away.