21. Maybe the wind gauge wasn't working. 22. Then Mennea got a break : The wind gauge showed 2.7 meters, . 7 above the legal limit. 23. A breeze estimated at 11 miles an hour blew at Thompson's back, and the wind gauge just shut down. 24. The wind gauge showed 2 . 5 metre per second, which exceeded the permitted velocity of 2 . 0. 25. Then Mennea got a break : The wind gauge showed 2 . 7 meters, . 7 above the legal limit. 26. "I was told someone was standing next to the wind gauge ; of course, I didn't notice when I was jumping," 27. That would have been a world junior record, but the time was discounted because of an illegally placed wind gauge . 28. The Manhattan Express control system also plays the role of meteorologist by monitoring wind gauges perched high on the ride. 29. In high winds, hydraulically actuated vents linked to a wind gauge bleed off air to reduce the load on the turbine. 30. The third American in the field, Bernard Williams, won his race in 9.95, this time with the wind gauge turned off.
