The Funny Pic Thread, Pt. 8

[jamil]

Ask and ye shall recieve:

https://www.olympic.org/news/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-dance-sport

I had a feeling that I'd post that and someone would show me that they're actually gonna do

Photography, sculpture, painting, dancing, figure skating can be competitive. That doesn't make it a sport.

 

[Thor]

Boxing is a sport and is scored by judging.

I'd agree if they got into the ring and didn't leave until there was a victor, K.O. or surrender. But that would shorten the event and not support betting...

 

[ghuns]

 

[seedubs1]

Usain Bolt running 9.58 seconds for 100m is a game?

The only true sports are where the stamina, strength, or speed of one person is directly compared to others (running, swimming, climbing, wrestling, etc...).
Anything with a ball that is scored or judged (basketball, badminton, darts, golf, etc...) is a game.

Example.....
"who want's to play a GAME of basketball"
"who want's to play a GAME of running"

If you can "play a GAME" of it.....it's not a sport.

 

[Thor]

Usain Bolt running 9.58 seconds for 100m is a game?

Was there a score or did he just win . I think that's the threshold.

 

[HoughMade]

This is kinda a weird discussion.

...and all I know about Hemingway is that he was a heck of a shot.

 

[seedubs1]

Oooooh.....I like this. Winning vs. scoring. Well done.

Was there a score or did he just win . I think that's the threshold.

 

[printcraft]

This is kinda a weird discussion.

...and all I know about Hemingway is that he was a heck of a shot.

At close range he couldn't miss... Although Kurt Cobain gave him a run for his money.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

At close range he couldn't miss... Although Kurt Cobain gave him a run for his money.

I probably shouldn't have laughed out loud at that....

 

[rkwhyte2]

I probably shouldn't have laughed out loud at that....

Says the man with the shoot me sign for his avatar.

 

[HoughMade]

At close range he couldn't miss... Although Kurt Cobain gave him a run for his money.

They were both head and shoulders above the rest...well, head, at least.....on the ceiling.

 

[printcraft]

They were both head and shoulders above the rest...well, head, at least.....on the ceiling.

It's mind blowing when you think about it.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Says the man with the shoot me sign for his avatar.

I probably shouldn't have laughed at that one either.

 

[Tanfodude]

Poker is sports. It's on EfSPN.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

 

[Ballstater98]

Happy Fat Tuesday!

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[jamil]

Usain Bolt running 9.58 seconds for 100m is a game?

The only true sports are where the stamina, strength, or speed of one person is directly compared to others (running, swimming, climbing, wrestling, etc...).
Anything with a ball that is scored or judged (basketball, badminton, darts, golf, etc...) is a game.

Example.....
"who want's to play a GAME of basketball"
"who want's to play a GAME of running"

If you can "play a GAME" of it.....it's not a sport.

I think I would include other physical abilities as well. Archery, I think, can be a sport. So can shooting. Also, I don't see why a sport has to be individual. All those physical attributes upon which a sport would be based can be done as a team as well. And about games, the Venn diagram of games and what you defined as sports overlaps. I think one can argue that competitive games which are primarily physical, are sports.

I think this definition from Oxford fits just fine.

"An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. "

For it to be a sport, it has to be an athletic competition where the primary competitive element that determines the winner is physical--ie, stronger, faster, more stamina, coordination. If it involves substantially more than physical abilities, then no. Not a sport.

Gymnastics. Yes, a sport.
Golf? Eh, I really prefer to say no, but honestly, it probably is. The winner is the person who has the best physical performance with the attributes most suitable to golf.
Football, yes.
Snowboarding, yes.
Figure skating? No. Not as long as it's judged on non-physical merits like "presentation". I suppose if it actually made into a sport, with rules designed around who is just the best skater, then yes, that would be a sport.

 

[jamil]

Well which one is going to stay? Damn skippy that's engineering.

 

[2A_Tom]

Eventually the tape will deteriorate.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Well which one is going to stay? Damn skippy that's engineering.

Eventually the tape will deteriorate.

Science only has to prove it can work. Engineering has to make it work.