arrellbee said:
Well, I guess there isn't any other way than to be blunt. You have NO clue about 3 dimensional geometry or you wouldn't be saying what you are. If you did, you would know - wouldn't you - that you just need two views to project to a third. The two frames in my original post show that in the two views that: 1 - the ball has not passed over the goal line; and 2- the ball is out of bounds. QED What don't you get ?? Have you ever taken a course in analytical drafting ? I did. And I got an A. At a top rated engineering school.
I'll insert the two frames again.
http://imageshack.ushttp://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7330/4afterhitballateyelevelwithlin.gif
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1571/5afterhitballateyelevelwithlin.gif
Arralbee - You can insert those frames all you want. They do NOT prove your claims. No matter how much irrelevant BS you try to post. Sorry. You're wrong. A line, perpendicular to the field in the 1st one would be at an ANGLE coming OUT of the frame. So would the line in the second frame. YOU CAN NOT SHOW A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIELD OF PLAY with what you have drawn.
What it is, is perpendicular to the edges of the picture presented. Anyone who knows ANYTHING about 3 dimensional geometry knows that, when looking at the field at an angle, the way the pictures do, your lines would also be at an angle.
Also, in the first frame, you offer no DEPTH view of where the ball is. In other words, while you show that the ball is in line with Bailey's knee, your picture doesn't show whether its OVER his knee or 10 yards out of bounds or at the hash mark.
Now, the 2nd frame is extremely grainy and offers very little to be able to tell where the ball is. Also, your line should be parallel to the pylon and its not. How can you claim that your line is perpendicular to the field of play when its not drawn at the same angle as the pylon? A better way to attempt to show your point would have been to draw a line across from the goal-line and then up at the appropriate angle that would put it parallel to the pylon.
As I have said and you have yet to dispute, the ONLY way to know for 100% certainty, whether or not the ball crossed the goal line before going out of bounds is to have an over-head shot above the pylon. Otherwise, you have to know the exact locations of each camera and take into consideration the angles from which the camera's took the pictures. You have not provided that information nor your equations to figure it out. So, while you may have "gotten an A from a top-rated engineering school" it doesn't mean jack in terms of trying to present your theory when you ignore some of the basics.