FUN WITH A STOP WATCH.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1, 2 June 1910, Page 2

FUN WITH A STOP WATCH.

'“Having a stop watch,” says the man who has just bought one, “reveals a whole lot of ways of amusing yourself that you'd hardly think of before.

■‘Since I’ve had a watch I’ve been able to while away a lot of time. Not a pun, either. For instance, walking in the city where the numbered streets make calculating easy, I am continually bolding the watch of my pedestrian efforts. “1 figure first how long it takes me to walk a street. Going at top speed so that some folks think I’m mad, 1 have been able to do 88yds. in 29 2.55ec., or about seven miles an hour.

•‘Then, of course, I time all intermediate distances up to a mile. I’ve learned pretty well just, what four miles an hour means, and I want to tell you that folks who speak so glibly about doing that ought to hold a watch on their performances to see what it mea^-s. “The other day I got up some sprint races between some boys just so 1 could time their running. 1 find there’s a lot of fun, too, in making imaginary bets with myself how long it will take me to catch up with someone else walking in the same dire, l ion, or how long it will be befoi • a car gets to a certain crossing

'"Also a st. p watch is a great thing for timing how long you can hold your breath."