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I just realised another thing i don't understand.
Why did the olympic open water swim require what looked like two dozen boats accompanying the swimmers whereas the triathlon just seemed to be accompanied by just two kayaks?
[quote=avdave2 ]Oh and the other thing I don't understand is why I have to expend vast amounts of energy constantly switching between BBC1 and 2. For Gods sake just shift all the Olympic main feed onto one channel and keep the other for the non Olympic stuff.
Not just me then. I went as far as sending in a complaint, to which I got a stock reply not addressing the issue at all. Totally utterly idiotic, with no obvious advantages.
Watch some NRL. It will be an education. Promise.
An education in how not to play rugby, yes.
If we're doing "odd sports the Aussies love", then the craziness of 36 blokes running at each other on a cricket oval is both entertaining and completely baffling. I'm going with the theory that the reason they have twice as many goal posts as other sports is because they have nearly twice as many players too.
Regarding the watersport helmet question I once went windsurfing in a gale on a very crowded beach. The danger of getting a whack on the noggin from somebody's mast was high so I wore my mountain bike helmet. All well and good till I catapulted at about 30mph and nearly broke my neck when my head hit the water. I was immediately convinced of the benefits of the tight fitting low-profile proper jobs.
if archery is an Olympic sport, why isn't darts?
Surely archery has a higher technical equipment element, which the Olmypics generally eschews.
And the BMX would surely be faster on 24" wheels, for a grown-up. Roll better, more grip.
Adam Yates. I don't understand a word he says. Did he do the voiceover for the hyperactive squirrel in Over the Hedge???
Tae kwon do. Two people in huge amounts of padding kicking each other for 10 minutes and then one of them mysteriously wins.
And Paul Pogba 'earning' more in a week than I earned in the last ten years!
Just one thing I don't understand about XC: using shit tyres with a higher risk of puncture because they roll slightly faster. Really worth the risk?
If only they were running tubeless.
If only they had thought about that, what with being the experts and that.
All the high fiving in volleyball. They cuddle and/or high five even when they lose a point.
Horse dancing. Shit.
Professionalism in the olympics. Why not boxers?
The little towels in american football.
Alex Cuthbert. I don't know what his thought process must be like. I imagine he ****s up routine tasks in general life, like making a cup of tea or opening a door.
Handball why ?