Comments on: Olympic musical – how fractions of second make all the difference http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/ Strength in Numbers Thu, 24 May 2012 15:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Keith http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-40172 Keith Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:40:53 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-40172 I would have like to see a different color for silver, bronze and especially 4th. The point was to see how little time is between Gold and 4th but you have to count the places in each row. Be good to see it color coded in that way. I would have like to see a different color for silver, bronze and especially 4th. The point was to see how little time is between Gold and 4th but you have to count the places in each row. Be good to see it color coded in that way.

]]> By: SearchForMission http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-39856 SearchForMission Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:38:05 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-39856 Anyone know what program is used to create this sort of thing? Thanks. Anyone know what program is used to create this sort of thing? Thanks.

]]> By: graham http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-39654 graham Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:44:54 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-39654 I found it interesting that the gap between the women's winner and the silver medalist was usually larger than the gap for men. That trend is clear visually, and is more clear when we hear the tones. I found it interesting that the gap between the women’s winner and the silver medalist was usually larger than the gap for men. That trend is clear visually, and is more clear when we hear the tones.

]]> By: Kenneth Goldberg http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-39552 Kenneth Goldberg Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:54:31 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-39552 @zoë - I think a nice, musical, C-D-E-F-G would be very clear and easy to interpret. The brain can extract different notes with great flexibility, while the current overlapping similar sounds make it difficult to distinguish multiple finish times in quick succession. Alternately, the tone could become louder if the tail of one note overlaps the head of another. @zoë – I think a nice, musical, C-D-E-F-G would be very clear and easy to interpret. The brain can extract different notes with great flexibility, while the current overlapping similar sounds make it difficult to distinguish multiple finish times in quick succession. Alternately, the tone could become louder if the tail of one note overlaps the head of another.

]]> By: zoë http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-39551 zoë Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:48:33 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-39551 Brilliant and innovative way to show this! I'm impressed. @kenneth - i think that more than one note would be more confusing. The tones are simply to indicate the speed. @chris - i don't think that would be clear. being 2 seconds is 2 seconds....regardless of the length of the event. Brilliant and innovative way to show this! I’m impressed.

@kenneth – i think that more than one note would be more confusing. The tones are simply to indicate the speed.

@chris – i don’t think that would be clear. being 2 seconds is 2 seconds….regardless of the length of the event.

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]]> By: chris http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-39502 chris Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:42 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-39502 Shouldn't this also be scale-adjusted for the gold medallist's time? Being 2s behind in a 5 min event is different to a 1 min event... Shouldn’t this also be scale-adjusted for the gold medallist’s time? Being 2s behind in a 5 min event is different to a 1 min event…

]]> By: Kenneth Goldberg http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/28/olympic-musical-how-fractions-of-second-make-all-the-difference/#comment-39472 Kenneth Goldberg Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:57:33 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5815#comment-39472 When two notes overlap, it's hard to distinguish that it's two and not one. If she had chosen a different tone for each place, then two notes on top of each other would form a chord, and you could identify it as more than one. When two notes overlap, it’s hard to distinguish that it’s two and not one. If she had chosen a different tone for each place, then two notes on top of each other would form a chord, and you could identify it as more than one.

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