(This ratio also means that an unpowered hang-glider flying at a constant speed moves 15 metres forward for every one metre it descends).
Foden's brace, with Burrell and Manoa again at their heart, decided the game, and scores from Burrell, which was allowed despite a pass from Ken Pisi that was only five metres forward, and Pisi himself confirmed Northampton as the team to beat this season.
We scrambled a few metres forward, then Sopheng said, "We can't go closer than this.
But Ford, who had earlier missed from 40 metres, could not miss from 12 after an already kickable position was marched 10 metres forward by the referee for backchat.
It was almost comical to imagine – that whenever the national park turned its head, the houses would gather up their skirts and tiptoe a few more metres forward, until they were back, as Moken researcher Jacques Ivanoff once described it, with their "feet in the water".
Some sports administrators get what sport is about - complain to the referee in rugby union and the penalty is immediately moved 10 metres forward - but the governance of sport is a heavy burden and, sadly, some sports appear to be governed by individuals totally oblivious to these responsibilities.
However, the machine-gun was soon found to be located a further 30 metres forward than expected, and 5 Platoon would need to assault 60 m across open scrub under heavy fire in order to silence it.
C Company subsequently took up a defensive position a few hundred metres forward of A Company on the left of the road, while D Company crossed the river at Pakchon and advanced 2 km to occupy a dominant hill on the battalion's right flank.
A 6-foot 8-inch (2.03-metre) forward, he led Middletown High School's boys' basketball team to 76 consecutive wins and two Ohio state high school championships.
The Rabbitohs struggled to find their groove in attack with George Burgess grassing the ball on first tackle in front of the Tigers' posts and a Joel Reddy pass to put Dylan Walker in the clear a metre forward.
