stupid thread: numbers in fencing

[Dee EffEll]

Let's make a list of numbers used in fencing. Make it a trivia quiz. For example:

500 (grams in a foil test weight.)
.5 (mm in a epee test shim.)
0 (number of updates of the USFA web page in the last month)

You get the idea...

5; 14; 1600; 10; 512.

Imagine. We needed the internet to do this kind of thing.

[cowpaste]

Average number of simultaneous actions in sabre before a point is scored: 27510257125981256

[sabreur]

Originally posted by cowpaste
Average number of simultaneous actions in sabre before a point is scored: 27510257125981256

Average number of foil actions where an off-target occurs before anyone scores a valid touch: 27510257125981256 ^ 10.

Stupid thread. Stupid comment. Good directors and good sabre fencers result in fewer simultaneous actions.

MR

[whtouche]

Originally posted by sabreur
Average number of foil actions where an off-target occurs before anyone scores a valid touch: 27510257125981256 ^ 10.

Stupid thread. Stupid comment. Good directors and good sabre fencers result in fewer simultaneous actions.

MR

Agreed.
As a sabre fencer, in recent memory I can't think of a single bout above the novice level that had a multiplicity of simultaneous touches.

It's an ignorant misconception.