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September 17

Play

What is the longest play in football in time? 71.146.3.142 (talk) 02:32, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find any information on any candidates, though I searched several places on google, but I would hazard that Steve Young's famous mad scramble against the Vikings would be pretty close. It was an impressively long run, both in terms of time and distance. Still looking tho. --Jayron32 02:36, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some sites, such as Yahoo Answers, here have nominated the "River City Relay", a crazy game-ending play by the New Orleans Saints vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. Watching the youtube recap of the play here: [1] the play runs from the snap at 11 seconds to the touchdown at 35 seconds, making a time of 24 seconds. For comparison, Steve Young's run here runs about 20 seconds. So it looks like you're going to have to find a play longer than about 24 seconds. That's the best I can find. --Jayron32 02:42, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What of James Harrison's 100 yard pick 6 before halftime at Super Bowl XLIII? I would imagine from ball hike to TD would be in the 20-30 seconds range if not more. Marketdiamond (talk) 11:22, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I checked that one, but didn't mention it because it wasn't close. The pass came immediately after the snap, so there wasn't a long delay. It was like 17 or 18 seconds, so even shorter time than Young's run. --Jayron32 17:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder whether the Stanford band play took the longest time. It involved five laterals. It started with only four seconds left on the clock, so there's no official length of time it took (except maybe four seconds), but I suppose someone could look at a replay and time it. Duoduoduo (talk) 22:20, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nah, I timed it at about 20-21 seconds.[2] Clarityfiend (talk) 22:28, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) "The Play", as it is known, was not a "play from scrimmage", and the OP indicated he wanted a play from scrimmage (check his link). It was a kickoff. Now, under normal timing rules, the clock starts when the first player on the receiving team touches the ball. here's the play. The touch happens at approximately 9 seconds in the video, the score at about 28-29 seconds, so that gives a length of time by normal timing rules of 19-20 seconds. So, even if we do count that one, it still isn't longer than the River City Relay. I'm not even saying that the River City Relay is absolutely the longest, the OP didn't indicate which level of football (NFL, College, High School, Pee Wee) they were interested in. There are a LOT of high school games played in the U.S. every week; I'd estimate that more high school football games get played on any given weekend than pro and college games in a year combined. So the absolute record may be hard to determine. Even if we confine ourselves to the NFL, I've merely offered that as a good benchmark, but I have no absolute idea if it is the record. --Jayron32 22:31, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some of Fran Tarkenton's scrambles were pretty lengthy, but it's hard to get an accurate measure due to NFL Films' habitual technique of "overcranking". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:38, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here we go: ESPN and others called the "15-Lateral Play" in the 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game probably the "longest play in college football history" at over a minute. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:29, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ABC presenter with glass eye

Hi, I've been trying to remember the name and show of an (Australian tv) ABC science presenter Adam someone who has a glass right eye. *don't ask* It's just one of those brain worms. Thanks, Manytexts (talk) 09:56, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're not thinking of Adam Spencer, are you? He's had muscle transplant surgery on his right eye to correct a condition with which he was born, but the eye itself is real and functional. - Ka renjc 12:09, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So now he can see clearly, unlike with a glass eye. StuRat (talk) 02:45, 18 September 2012 (UTC) [reply]

I can understand how someone might assume the eye was prosthetic, unless they knew otherwise.[3] - Ka renjc 08:13, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Guys, you are awesome! Thank you. Yes, Adam Spencer and the eye does look suss, but good to know the reason. Manytexts (talk) 15:42, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

60s Psychedellic song

Hi all, I'm back with a rough recording of this song I asked about weeks ago. here is the recording, it is only a 1 1/2 min. and does have 1 or 2 background conversation interruptions not a part of the song and the recording does get better. Even with a perfect hearing it is hard to understand what the guy is saying and the guitar rift is almost on a loop with it just slowing down at the end and a ghostly siren like female chorus in the background between the male singing. Please help! Marketdiamond (talk) 10:42, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also it was released prior to December 31 1969. Marketdiamond (talk) 10:45, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It sounds like you recorded it from, a hand-held microphone from another county. It is almost unintelligble, but the few snippets I did get (especially the last few seconds, which is just at the edge of audibility) sounded like "Ride My See-Saw" by the Moody Blues. --Jayron32 17:45, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- A few times in your various questions you've referred to a guitar rift. I think you'll find it's a riff. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 20:53, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - If it's made of old, dry wood, it could be developing a rift. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:34, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Given Marketdiamond was there, and should be able to confirm Ride my See-saw or deny it, I suggest he do so before we try guessing again. μηδείς (talk) 23:08, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everyone for the effort, no it is not Ride My See Saw, and yes sorry for the poor audio quality it was either that or typing da da da here. Listen closely it seems some of the male sung words are "Eagle" . . . "do what you do" . . . and the most obvious thing is the backup female chorus (or female singer), so this has to be either a band with 1 or more females in it or a song that had a guest female singer. Yes I am a square so riff not rift. Thanks again. Marketdiamond (talk) 03:28, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can barely hear it, but could it be Kind of a Drag ? StuRat (talk) 04:27, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm hearing Incense and Peppermints, but man is that hard to hear ... Dave w74 (talk) 05:16, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I jotted down the lyrics I could make out: "all of the time (music) (unintelligible) do what you do we(or I) love you (unintelligible) all of the time (music then female siren like background voice) (unintelligible) do what you do (unintelligible) fine (unintelligible) all of the time". The suggestions so far I did look up, and I recognize the music its not them, this was on the 50s/60s channel of Muzak alas their "feed" of song titles has been down for some time and the store also doesn't have access to a title feed (I checked), the 50s/60s channel does play those mentioned and others and they are all very very clear in the store, but this one is hard to hear in perfect quite and sound in the store almost like the singers intentionally want it ghost like and hard to understand, so apologies for the quality but compared to the other Muzak songs before and after that are extremely lucid and clear in lyrics this never is. Hope the partial lyrics crack the mystery, thanks.Marketdiamond (talk) 06:11, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm hearing Incense and Peppermints too, at least as far as I can hear anything at all. I also thought it was 96 Tears for a moment. Adam Bishop (talk) 08:46, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

With a female background chorus? I know the recording isn't great but trust me there is either a single or several female background chorus between those male lyrics. Either that or very feminine sounding male voices. Thanks for the effort but I'm no music guru but all suggestions so far are ones I would know by sound (and unlike the song in question have very clear and discernable lyrics), I did double and triple check the lyrics I provided so it has to be a song with that. "all of the time (music) (unintelligible) do what you do we(or I) love you (unintelligible) all of the time (music then female siren like background voice) (unintelligible) do what you do (unintelligible) fine (unintelligible) all of the time". Thanks again, I know this is a toughie and the recordings not the best. Marketdiamond (talk) 11:17, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you get that recording anyway? Is there no way to give us something audible? Adam Bishop (talk) 12:16, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
LOL. McDonald's and it may go 10-15 hours or even days before it loops again (its a summer hangout for me), no staff knew and they don't get title feeds on Muzak all they could say is it was the 50s/60s channel . . . which leads to a very interesting logical fallacy, I'd need the name of the song to get a better recording that would be much more audible to identify a song that I would need the name to get. Just saying, as maddening as this is turning out (OCD on my part) I need to laugh a little, do appreciate the effort and trust me I more then anyone want to get to the bottom of this. Marketdiamond (talk) 15:51, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Luigi's Haunted Mansion?

I have semi-frequently seen the game Luigi's Mansion referred as Luigi's Haunted Mansion in a number of places around the Internet. Not incredibly often, but often enough that it must have come from somewhere. As far I can I tell, the game was never known as such in any point in its development. Does anyone have any idea of how this incorrect name would have become so widely spread? 207.118.94.231 (talk) 23:30, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, if it is haunted, then I could see why people might insert that into the name, whether knowingly or not. Without that word, the plot of the game is unclear. StuRat (talk) 02:43, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]