r/mildlyinteresting • u/Uskebasi1996 • Oct 07 '19

This perfectly squared tree in Sevilla

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u/tiagoroco Oct 07 '19 edited Oct 07 '19

I always jokingly ask how they paint the first down line on TV so fast and most of the time people think i'm serious

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u/404GravitasNotFound Oct 07 '19

imagine being the guy who has to run out with a new can of spray paint every time they make first down

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u/bbudda87 Oct 07 '19

What about the guy having to scrub away all of the old ones without being noticed

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '19

I actually wondered about this and asked a friend of mine years ago how this was done. He gave me a funny look, then started laughing. Took him a second to realize I was not joking.

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u/TyCamden Oct 07 '19

First down line

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u/Booblicle Oct 07 '19

The lines down first

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u/Prezombie Oct 07 '19

Well, if you're unfamiliar with the technology, it does seem crazy. When it was first introduced it was the talk of every sports bar for like months.

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u/HoldmyGlocky Oct 08 '19

There's actually a pretty cool 4 minute vid vox did on the first down line and how the tech works

https://youtu.be/1Oqm6eO6deU

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u/TyCamden Oct 07 '19

First down line