This video was originally introduced in the "garbage yards" thread a couple of weeks ago. It is quite amazing (beyond amazing) and I feel that it deserves its own thread.
One of the posters in these forums, GGS5T, is a guy named Graham Short who lives in England. In the "garbage yards" thread he casually mentioned that he has a specific, work-related reason for why he swims 10,000 meters per day. And his reason is, well, remarkable. You have to see it to believe it.
Be sure to watch the whole thing - you're missing out if you don't get to the part with the stethoscope...
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this is INCREDIBLE. thanks for sharing this. Graham, you are an extremely talented person
Jim, thanks for the info on fake quotes. I think I'm playing safe by choosing well-known quotes, but you have certainly made me think twice! You are very kind to offer a training session. Not sure of my schedule yet but if there's a chance then I'll definitely join you. I agree, your brother John's film is superb. Yes very moving.
dmeschke, thanks for the kind words.
I was going to use a Mark Twain quote, Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. After reading Jim's warning about using quotes that may, over the years, have been attributed to the wrong person, I checked it out. I now find that this is attributed to both Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln!I thought that was Lincoln’s.
If you are looking for Twain, I always liked:
The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
That is amazing! I have no idea how you do it. I can't even write legibly on a 10-foot dry erase board. :bow:
Me either. I think a lifetime of typing on computer keyboards has ruined what little penmanship I used to have. All the writing circuits have deteriorated and have been replaced by touch typing (and now, SWYPE) circuits.
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And for my part can I say Graham is an excellent Masters coach as well
At a time when I was recovering from a serious accident, unable to do very much at all and could barely manage 4 strokes of fly , he was convinced I could put on a pair of fins and swim a 50 LCM -
There were huge puffs of indignation and mutterings of madness from yours truly
However he made me sit by myself on the poolside and spend time visualising what it must be like to swim a 400m fly - I got in and to my complete astonishment ( and that of my friends ) - made that 50 :notworthy:
That's incredible work you do, and with such discipline. That's very unique work you do. What the longest amount of time you've ever spent on a project?
If you're ever in Connecticut, stop by the Mark Twain house in Hartford. It's a very interesting place full of inspiration I'm sure.
That's incredible work you do, and with such discipline. That's very unique work you do. What the longest amount of time you've ever spent on a project?
If you're ever in Connecticut, stop by the Mark Twain house in Hartford. It's a very interesting place full of inspiration I'm sure.
Actually the job that took the longest time was The Lord's Prayer engraved on a pin 2mm wide. It took me 40 years. Not continually working on it, of course, but on and off over the years. I improved my technique as I went along. I was working on engraving Nothing is Impossible along the sharp edge of a razor blade for months. I keep slipping, then have to start again. It happens all the time.
Your mention of Mark Twain is interesting. I was going to use a Mark Twain quote, Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. After reading Jim's warning about using quotes that may, over the years, have been attributed to the wrong person, I checked it out. I now find that this is attributed to both Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln! So I'm none the wiser.
