Matter of probability. It is so easy to imagine how to make a shirt or suit that could help an Olympic lifter that we think it likely to happen, so we do what we can to make it impossible. We do similar things in any sport wherein we can easily imagine a way to get a technological advantage. Thus, as another example, our swimmers should be naked as well (because we already know there are ways to design high-tech suits that reduce hydrodynamic drag). Aerodynamic drag is less important in running events, but we may want to deal with it in the faster events. (lol, poor speed skaters.)

And cycling is a big issue. I want this to be about athletic achievement, not technology, but it's pretty hard to take away the technological advantage issues in cycling — unless you make everyone use the same bike.

Kasparov wearing only a rybka cloth grimacing is pretty hot

Never mind, I didn't know what Rybka was. Yes, obviously we will take serious steps to keep such things out of our "mind sports" (lol at self contradiction, but whatever) Olympics.

I am trying to imagine a shirt that would make you faster, more flexible & have better coordination and muscle recruitment. Not getting much.

This thread took a weird turn around page 8

But I bet it would have at least three skulls on it. Everyone knows skulls make you more powerful.

This is the sort of team sport I could imagine including, but it would have to gain much broader acceptance. Theoretical accessibility is not enough — it has to be something that many people actually do try, so we know that the champion has won over a truly broad field.

Everyone runs and jumps at some point. Many people swim. Plenty wrestle or fight in some way. And most lift stuff. That's the sort of thing that leads to what I consider a good Olympic sport: something many, many people do so we know that the champion has in effect beaten billions of people.

Not all those things, but I can easily imagine a suit with different materials, perhaps even a portion that could somehow be arranged to shift during a lift. Or maybe somehow effectively spring loaded — storing energy from beforehand, released only upon rapid contraction.

Modern materials are amazing, and just because I can't say how to make it doesn't mean at all that I don't think it could be made. I'd never have guessed that in 2012 we would have very flexible fabrics that turn rigid when struck hard or flexed very rapidly, but that's now standard fare for ski racers and is hitting many other sports. Where there is a perceived, lucrative need, people will find a way to fill it.

- physical performance,
- open to all
- widely practiced
- objectively measurable
There's a host of mastubatory sports I can conceive of.

We should probably make our runners go barefoot.

What's the deal with all of these irrelevant artists performing at the super bowl

Yeah, that's a totally new phenomenon.

amp that I Ching stuff is amazing for me, its greatly insightful thx a lot

the superbowl could put on one of the goat shows at halftime but lol nfl

puppy bowl

Machete is pretty awesome. It must be to Mexicans what Scarface is to blacks.

Every kid plays tag, right? It's tag + wrestling.

kabaddi is played professionally. It has regular steroid scandals. 40% fail rate at the recent world championships. Obviously they either fail at masking or at testing only for show.

anyone watch being human? damn what a start to the new series

Atakdog Theme song imo.



Sorry for the audio quality. It's the best I could find.

(I heard this on the radio today)

Lyrics:

Birdsong

Chicken, swan, heron, hawk, Kookaburra, Currawong
Wren, Robin, Cockatoo, Turtle Dove, Grey Goose
Frogmouth, Barn Owl, Yellow-knobbed Curassow,
Peacock, Xenops, Black-Footed Albatross
Grackle, Gamecock, Finch, flamingo
Bunting, Buzzard, Stonechat, Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee, Double-striped Thick-knee
Parakeet, Bobolink, Green-tailed Towhee
Warbler, Ostrich, Grosbeak , Magpie
Babbler, Partridge, Kiwi , Bobwhite
Sandpiper, Oriole, Emu, Seagull
Petrel, Kestrel, Hairy-backed Bulbul
Parrot, Quail, Nightingale, White-chinned Thistletail
Tanager, Wood Rail, Hottentot Buttonquail
Cassowary, Antshrike, Leaflove, Pewee
Vulture, Stilt, Blue-footed Booby
Blackbird, Bluebird, Redbird, Hummingbird
Catbird, Mousebird, White-eared Puffbird
Nunbird, Friarbird, Lovebird, Thornbird
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird ,Wattlebird, Stitchbird

These are the birds that I know
They're everywhere. There is no place they can't go.
If you're wondering who it was that built that nest up in your roof
I could name a bird or two

Puffin, Duck, Crow , Snipe, Sugarbird, Honeyguide
Peregrine, Pelican, Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
Roadrunner, Nutcracker, Kingfisher, Reedhaunter
Oystercatcher, Rockjumper , Groundcreeper, Horned Screamer
Meadowlark, Nightjar, Jackdaw, Jacamar
Whooperwill, Spoonbill, Nighthawk, redstart
Scarlet Ibis, Pigeon, Swift, Kite
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise!
Rufous-headed Ground Roller, Tawny-throated Leaftosser
Black-cheeked Gnateater, Streak-necked Flycatcher
Purple-bearded Bee-eater, Fan-tailed Berrypecker
Naked-faced Spiderhunter, Black-bellied Seedcracker

These are the birds in the sky.
They sing all day, and sometimes they sing all night.
So if you're wondering just who woke you up at half past 2
I could name a bird or two.

Umbrellabird, Lorikeet, Bufflehead, Hornbill
Mockingbird, Manakin, Bittern , Poorwill
Grey Jay, Snowcap, Wheatear, Shoebill
Hammerkop Saddleback, Fruitcrow, Hookbill
Cardinal, Sunbird, Snowy Egret
Crake, Macaw, Woodhen, Barbet
Goldfinch, Purple Martin, Dodo, Osprey
Bullfinch, Plover, Whooping Crane
Raven, Starling, Blue Jay, Nuthatch
Falcon, Waxwing, Siamese Fireback!
Bareheaded Laughingthrush, Shearwater, Sparrowhawk
Long-toed Lapwing, Golden-bellied Gerrygone
Pipit, Linnet, Boatbill, Junco
Giant Coot, Square-tailed Drongo
Condor, Toucan, Cuckoo, Turkey
Great Crested Grebe
Thursh, Teal, Loon, Tern, Grouse, Stork, Pheasant
Pink-footed Puffback, Bristlefront, Cormorant
Eagle, Penguin, Red-headed Woodpecker
Jacky Winter, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

These are the birds in the air.
Everybody down below had best beware.
If you're looking for who dropped that present in your new hairdo,
I could name a bird or two.

i can't believe you guys didn't bring up ww. ww should so totally be in the olympics!

btw, ww would make the goat reality tv show ever. i actually pitched to a hollywood friend of mine and he liked it, but i was too lazy to really pursue it

they had a mafia show on in britain for a week years and years ago, I remember really liking it and wondered why it only was on for a week.

celebrity ww would be hilarious

really? i dont think i ever saw this

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/62...r-itt-1154410/

Most of you probably have more taste than to ever visit BBV4L, so may be missing this EPIC trip report. A definite must-read.

I visit the hell out of the scantily-clad asians thread.