Notably, a 17-year old fan snagged the pole position in line after waiting just 36 paltry hours, which still suggests that we Americans are more devoted (or delusional, depending on perspective) when it comes to camping out, but we don't even want to imagine the mayhem that would've ensued here if the first hundred buyers were eligible for a free display.

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With Glock passing pole-sitter Trulli off the line for the lead, Hamilton rocketed into third, with Button also slipping ahead of Vettel.

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When the plumb line exactly intersected both stars, one about 10 degrees above the invisible pole and the other 10 degrees below it, the sight line to the horizon would aim directly north.

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Gary Wilson battled to 19 but played for an off-spinner from Harbhajan Singh when instead the ball held its line and uprooted the off pole.

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Massa had taken a surprise pole ahead of Raikkonen but Hamilton leapt off the line from third to chase Massa.

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Massa had claimed provisional pole for Ferrari only for Hamilton to put his McLaren across the line in one minute 47.338 seconds - 0.340 secs quicker.

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An Egyptian astronomer would have held up a plumb line and waited for the night sky to slowly pivot around the unmarked pole as the Earth rotated.

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After Sunday's 3-1 victory over Blackpool, Wenger said the Pole was "not far away" and he is expected to go straight into the starting line-up.

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