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3183. Pole Vault Pole

title text: My goal in life is to be personally responsible for at least one sports rule change.

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Single panel comic. Three drawings of someone pole vaulting. In the first case the person is balanced on top of the rolling pole, which is the same height as the bar they have to vault over. In the second case the person is climbing a giant arched pole that goes over the bar. In the third case a person is rolling a giant pole that has its ends tied together to make a hoop. After pushing it to get a lot of momentum they cling to it as it raises them up and when they reach the top they let go and are flung across the bar. Lower caption: Fun fact: there are no limits on the length or diameter of the pole in pole vault.