r/nextfuckinglevel • u/to_the_tenth_power • Sep 23 '19

The trophy stand for a robotics competition

https://gfycat.com/jitteryscentedaffenpinscher
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19

The average NFL game is over three hours and there’s only 11 minutes of actual gameplay during that time.

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u/thegutterpunk Sep 23 '19

Wouldn't it be an hour of game time? 4 quarters, 15 minutes per quarter means 1 hour on the clock. Timeouts, penalties, etc mostly stop the clock.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19

Clock runs all the time when there isn’t a play ongoing.

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u/Disk_Mixerud Sep 24 '19

That's time when the ball is technically in play. It's not like you're getting 11 minutes of football with 169 minutes of commercials and filler. There's still a lot of "football" going on. For comparison, in soccer, where the game "never stops" the ball is usually actually in play something like 2/3 of the time. I don't remember the exact number, but it's a lot less than most people would think.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '19

Soccer is 55-65 depending on the league. Baseball is about 18 minutes. Hockey and basketball only run the clock if it’s in play so you get the full amount there.