2 minute mark?

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Hi! everyone.Could you tell me what mark mean here? (He is referring to a cricket player) He is so much like a microwavable popcorn around the 2 min mark. When you think it is all done, you'll suddenly hear a pop. In his case Boom!" That is genius.Thanks!

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

2-minute mark (warning) is a signal from the referees that there is 2 minutes left before some timing point according to the rules of the game (eg the end of a game, the end of a period, etc.)

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

From the other side of the pond ...

I'm sure that what Alphecca says is true in US sport. However, I honestly can't think of any occasion in cricket when the umpire would be timing two minutes

There used to be a two minute rule (Rule 31) concerning how long the next batsmen had to take the field but that has been amended (and, in any case, was very rarely invoked)

In the quote, I think it is the popcorn that is reaching the two minute mark - the end of the period that it takes to cook. I gather that, when you are about to take it out of the microwave, it starts popping

The meaning of the metaphor therefore, to my mind, is something like:

- This batsmen puts in a solid innings and you are about to applaud him for that when, suddenly, he explodes with a spectacular flurry of runs - like popcorn when it has been heated in the microwave for two minutes

Dave

CalifJim · Answer

silak12Could you tell me what mark means here?

It means "point in time". Here it indicates the point in time two minutes after you begin to microwave the popcorn. As suggested by the text that follows "2 min mark", at that time all of the popcorn has popped, except maybe one more pop.

CJ

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