In pole vaulting, the eponymous pole is
designed to bend, not break. Sometimes it does both. At the IAAF World
Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Russian pole vaulter Dmitry Starodubtsev
was attempting 5.75 meters — roughly six inches off the eventual winning height
— when his pole snapped like a strand of uncooked vermicelli. This is why they
rarely use uncooked vermicelli in pole vaulting.
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