Links, Lots of Links
July 10th, 2008 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
- Sometimes, the technicalities of rules can lead a sports team to do funny things. This 1994 soccer game takes the cake! It ends in a team scoring on itself in order to win. Fascinating!
- Is this the look of the new MacBook Pro?
- Fans of reality TV are well aware of how aware the shows’ contestants are of the fact that they’re on reality shows. Very meta, don’tcha think? It also means the cliches have crept up. Note this video of “I didn’t come here to make friends” pronouncements. I hope someone follows this up with a video of losing contestants saying how happy they are to walk out as themselves, and not lose their souls to win. ::sigh::
- Mike Tyson’s Punch Out — as played with Donkey Konga bongo drums. Cool!
- Now THAT is a sandstorm! It looks like something out of “The Mummy.”
- Squirrels hide in the darnedest places.
- Is Mercedes phasing out gasoline in the next seven years?!? Seems very quick, but I suppose it’s possible. Gotta love modern technology!
- While we’re on the topic: Solar-powered Prius. The ultimate vehicle? Right now, they’d only power the air conditioning. But, hey, it’s a start.
July 11th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I’d heard that soccer story before and it’s hilarious. I’m still not sure what the rules-makers were smoking when they came up with the “sudden death goal counts double” rule. The only thing I can think of is that they were trying to reward aggressive play to discourage teams from sitting back and playing for a tie. But clearly the negative effects (as demonstrated with this match) make it a silly scheme to use.