Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896. According to IAAF rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete
Quantum Jump of the manner in which an electron's energy increases and decreases, not linearly as had been long assumed, but in a discrete step, known as a "quantum." The term "quantum jump" (later to be commonly referred to as "quantum leap") was coined by the Cambridge team. I preferred "jump," as it had more of a "soul / funk" music connotation". Quantum Jump's sound was a hybrid of fusion, funk, and jazz rock. The first album was written and arranged in 1973-1974, and recorded (with equipment hired from Air London) at Farmyard. Hine produced the sessions, with Steve Nye as sound