Talk About Tennis 2.0

Messi not in the top 30 either. Maybe he's not active on Twitter? Lebron James barely missed the list with 50.0 million followers.

A fascinating video on how high quality badminton shuttlecocks are made.

You've got to be kidding.
That was impressive. No idea it would be that detailed.

I imagine tennis balls are comparatively simple and fully automated. I haven't looked it up, though.

They made us learn how to play badminton in gym class back in the day. I hate everything about that sport.

Badminton is one of the most deceptive sports in the world.
It looks so easy... but if you play against a good, experienced player, you'll quickly discover that it's extremely difficult to play well. I've discovered that a few times (on the losing end).
Curling is another sport that looks easy when watching it, and people are shocked to discover how difficult it is when they try it.

Curling doesn't look easy to me at all. Badminton isn't easy and that's why I said I hate it. It's damn hard hitting and keeping that thingie in the air and moving.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:48 pm Curling doesn't look easy to me at all. Badminton isn't easy and that's why I said I hate it. It's damn hard hitting and keeping that thingie in the air and moving.

Most of the people who come to try curling for the first time are shocked with how difficult it is just to slide. Releasing the rock is another matter altogether (some don't even get to that point). Then releasing the rock so that it stops at a precise point about 120 feet away - well that's another thing still.
Typically, people who come to try it for the first time fall a lot. We have to tell them repeatedly to be careful, as injuries can be serious (broken bones, severe concussions, etc.).

I've been playing tennis for several decades at a level between 4.0 and 5.0. When I began playing pickleball 2 years ago, I took to it naturally, and could play at the same level as the best players. With badminton, against a good, experienced player, I feel useless. It's like they have the birdie on a string, and they're just playing around with me. In all honesty, I felt similarly when I played tennis against a Davis Cup player from Haiti - ball on a string type of feeling. Not a good feeling.

There is profanity.

OnlyFans has set a new policy re sexually explicit content...

How will this affect Tomic?

ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:34 pm OnlyFans has set a new policy re sexually explicit content...

This sounds like PornHub banning porn honestly. It was like that with Tumblr to a certain extent, but there were at least Tumblr accounts that existed without sex on them even if they were greatly outnumbered by the ones that did. Is there such a thing as an OnlyFans account that exists without explicit sex? I wasn't aware they existed, I thought that was the site's membership.

I would assume there's been some forceful language from Visa, Mastercard, etc. that led to this decision, but haven't heard why they are taking this step. But it's the one that would seem to make the most sense given the rise they've had in the last 2 years and the money they've been making. Why kill off that gravy train if not being forced to?

A rather unique real estate listing:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1222 ... 8709_zpid/

Does it come with its own ghost?
(I would buy it)