Help me understand. . . .

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
I'm bumping this from a few weeks ago b/c I have to teach lag time this week. So I'm still looking for a "bottom line" way to teach it.

Can we always put back exactly what we saw b/c of having definite knowledge? If not, how do we differentiate?

I hate the difference between seeing the clock as the whistle blows vs looking up after blowing the whistle. If I blow first and then look right away, do I have to assume that a second has already run off?

I would just like a simple answer to give to the new applicants.

That is how I read it Chuck.

Whistle then look equals "interpreted" lag time, i.e. the time it took you to look was the 1 second of lag time, so fix it to what you saw on the clock.

If you happen to see the clock as the whistle blows you have to allow the lag time unless it is over one second.

I'd tell them if you know for sure more than 1 second ran off, fix it to the time you saw.

If you don't know for sure how much time ran off, fix it to the time you saw.