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2 unusual facts about Time limit


Temporal motivation theory

According to Lord, Diefenforff, Schmidt and Hall, the theory "models the motivating power of approaching deadlines, arguing that the perceived utility of a given activity increases exponentially as the deadline nears. These and similar ideas have been applied to the pervasive phenomenon of procrastination".

Young Abe Lincoln

Will Lamm, an entrant in the competition, claimed that the judging committee accepted entrants after the official deadline of December 7, 1959 had passed.



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2011 São Paulo Indy 300

NOTE: Under agreement from race organisers, INDYCAR, and Brazilian television rights holder Rede Bandeirantes, there is a two-hour time limit for this race.

Atsushi Aoki

The team earned only three points, one point more than Aoki's previous Nippon TV Cup league as the team only managed to defeat Kento Miyahara and Naomichi Marufuji and wrestle to a time limit draw against Eddie Edwards and Ricky Marvin.

Checkpoint Charlie

A side-mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is titled "Checkpoint Charlie", which involves using a boat to collect drug packages within a time limit.

Combat Fitness Test

two minutes of lifting a 30-pound ammo can over the head, earning points for the number done in the time limit

Etiquette in Japan

If sent within a time limit, the Japanese post office will deliver the cards on the morning of New Year's Day.

FCC regulations on children's programming

In 2004, Disney and Viacom were fined with $1.5 million after the FCC claimed they went over the commercial time limit .

Gil Hayes

Losing the WWC North American Heavyweight title to Carlos Colon in Caguas, Puerto Rico the following month, he enjoyed a short stay in Championship Wrestling from Florida fighting to a time limit draw against Johnny Gray in Miami Beach, Florida on August 21.

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act

In the 109th Congress, a bill, the Iran Freedom Support Act was introduced in both houses to extend the provisions of ILSA indefinitely and to impose a time limit for the administration to determine whether an investment violates ILSA.

Itbox

Presented by Noel Edmonds, the player is presented with a succession of box values, and must light up all the boxes by accepting the values that appear and discarding the ones that don't within a given time limit.

Kengo Kimura

Kimura's retirement match took place on March 23, 2003 where he wrestled Osamu Nishimura to a time limit draw.

Laser tag

Protect the VIP – The team with the VIP must hide and conceal him for a set length of time while the opposing team tries to eliminate the VIP within the given time limit.

Medical ventilator

After Hurricane Katrina, dedicated staff "bagged" patients in New Orleans hospitals for days with simple bag valve units attached to endotracheal tubes, a "ventilator" system which can be used with no definite time limit.

Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World

In a departure from the high fantasy flavour typical for RPGs, the last dungeon requires the PCs to board a spaceship and solve an encrypted message with a time limit in order to escape the planet.

State housing

The Third National Government of Robert Muldoon set a time limit for new tenants.

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie

Learning that Gokaigers are in different times in Europe and Gorisaki in Laurasia, the Go-Busters learn they can retrieve them by using GozyuDrill's time travel ability on their Megazords within a 45 minute time limit.

Veterans' Preference Act

A year later, President Harrison issued an Executive Order allowing honorably discharged veterans who were former Federal employees to be reinstated without time limit.

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

Both versions have a time limit that expires if the player takes too long, whereupon the Wolverine comic character Elsie-Dee automatically finds Wolverine and kills him, wasting one of his five lives (Genesis version) or giving you a Game Over (Super NES version).