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Eli Wiggum posted:did I just watch someone die Knowing how reinforced those cockpits are he probably wasn't even injured.
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Hmm yes let's go really fast and move a wheel for hours and call it a sport Nah man that's like calling competitive eating a sport
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Jul 10, 2017 20:28
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Flikken posted:No and the car that ran beneath won the race. Close, 2nd.
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Joey Freshwater posted:Knowing how reinforced those cockpits are he probably wasn't even injured. You can still get injured, ask Sebastian Bordeaux or James Hinchcliffe.
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I am trying to remember what race it was but one time at Martinsville a driver got the front half of his car torn off and still placed well because lol its Martinsville
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Jul 10, 2017 20:29
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Metapod posted:Hmm yes let's go really fast and move a wheel for hours and call it a sport ESPN has some problems. 
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Eli Wiggum posted:did I just watch someone die For car crashes the weird truth is that the more flippy and insane it looks the safer the crash probably was. The spinning burns off a lot of the energy that would otherwise go into the driver. Its the ones that don't flip that are scary. Ask Dale.
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Drag racing is the poo poo, and unlike most racing, also fun to watch live.
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iospace posted:Close, 2nd. Lost a piece of his winglet there too. Did the cameraman on the other side of the fence get hurt? I can't remember, I know they took him to the hospital to check on him.
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Flikken posted:You can still get injured, ask Sebastian Bordeaux or James Hinchcliffe. Bourdais's crash was a lot worse than Dixon's (the one I linked). Dixon's was spectacular and lucky, Bourdais's was straight into the wall and broke his pelvis. Flikken posted:Lost a piece of his winglet there too. Yeah, he was fine. Mel Mudkiper posted:For car crashes the weird truth is that the more flippy and insane it looks the safer the crash probably was. The spinning burns off a lot of the energy that would otherwise go into the driver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wf0eqXegpk He's out for the rest of the season, but he's alive (he went on record saying 20 years ago he'd be dead).
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The sports science on eating is fantastically disgusting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9DZmoRY0H4
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Jul 10, 2017 20:31
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Kalli posted:ESPN has some problems. ESPN has shown magic the gathering competitions
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Jul 10, 2017 20:32
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Metapod posted:ESPN has shown magic the gathering competitions well next you're going to tell me spelling bee isn't a sport nor is cup stacking
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Jul 10, 2017 20:34
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The best is when ESPN starts showing those Canada competitions and it's just bear sized dudes spinning logs and chopping wood with giant axes.
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iospace posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wf0eqXegpk This was the scariest crash I can ever remember seeing live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI9OMx3xc3g
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I went to a Cubs game a couple weeks ago and went and got dinner after and the bar we were at was playing some log rolling competition on ESPN. Two people got on a log that was in the water and they tried to knock the other person off the log by running/spinning the long. The group I was with actually got pretty into it. e: like so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDGiGYycT0
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Mel Mudkiper posted:This was the scariest crash I can ever remember seeing live In my professional opinion, he probably shouldn't have hit the wall
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iospace posted:Bourdais's crash was a lot worse than Dixon's (the one I linked). Dixon's was spectacular and lucky, Bourdais's was straight into the wall and broke his pelvis. There's a documentary called "Grand Prix: The Killer Years" and the entire thing is one big  It's a hell of a lot safer now, but back in the day auto racing used to be one of the most dangerous sports out there.
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Jul 10, 2017 20:39
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Mel Mudkiper posted:
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Oh man I just remembered the time that Tony Stewart poo poo his pants and still won the race
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a neat cape posted:Soooo The NBA?
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Sports are analog/continuous. Games are digital/discrete.
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Metapod posted:Hmm yes let's go really fast and move a wheel for hours and call it a sport
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Eli Wiggum posted:Please tell me more about auto racing not being a sport. I don't think I've gotten the hint yet *opens Wikipedia page*
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No Safe Word posted:well next you're going to tell me spelling bee isn't a sport nor is cup stacking Stacking the cups isn't a sport, it's all about knocking them down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag5JIlOE6as
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For people who can't figure out why ESPN shows spelling bees and other stuff they deem not a sport, you should probably check to see what ESPN actually stands for.
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swickles posted:For people who can't figure out why ESPN shows spelling bees and other stuff they deem not a sport, you should probably check to see what ESPN actually stands for. Enraging Sports Pedants Nationally?
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Comic idea Crocodile Dundee watching ESPN during a spelling bee and going "that's not a sport" and then it switches to competitive eating and he's like "now that's a sport" joke copyright Mel Mudkiper 2017
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Comic idea Crocodile Dundee watching ESPN during a spelling bee and going "that's not a sport" and then it switches to competitive eating and he's like "now that's a sport" Referencing a HDTGM revelation.
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I went to a bar for the USMNT friendly against Ghana. I asked them to turn it to ESPN before soccer coverage started and drone flying was on. Talk about being embarrassed.
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Kalli posted:Referencing a HDTGM revelation. Well played
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Dango Bango posted:I went to a bar for the USMNT friendly against Ghana. I asked them to turn it to ESPN before soccer coverage started and drone flying was on. Talk about being embarrassed. At least it's racing  I can understand the embarrassment though.
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The Scripps Spelling Bee is actually the most important thing ESPN airs. Unfortunately, it does a terrible job covering it.
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Speaking of Spelling Bee's, if you have not seen Bad Words do yourself a favor and watch it!
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Motorcycle racing is most definitely a sport.
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Most motor racing is a sport. There was a reality show a little while ago in aus where they brought in legit athletes in Australia from professional sporting codes, rugby union, league, soccer, Aussie rules, couple of iron men and Olympians too and put them through a bunch of tests to find the best athlete. A super car driver (kind of our NASCAR but they drive circuits not circles) came 2nd. They keep themselves in top shape and some of those races are loving gruelling. The preparation, talent and work that goes into motor sport is insane at the top level.
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During the Indy 500 intros this year, they did specifically mention the amount of training they do. One of the drivers does Ironmans in his 40s. The pit crews, at least in the US, tend to be former college athletes who weren't able to make the jump to the pros.
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Lol auto racing is insanely hard it's most definitely a sport you retards NASCAR isn't top tier but f1 and rally holy poo poo those are some incredible next level reflexes
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Volkerball posted:Motorcycle racing is most definitely a sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWp9rhfS_0
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