Archive for June 13, 2006

Why Goalies Hate the New World Cup Soccer Ball

German’s fourth goal has been attributed to the new ball design, which swerves at the last moment, moved away from the goalie and into goal. So the less the seams are on the ball, the more the Magnus force will be applied to the ball.

The new Adidas Teamgeist football, as it is called, has 14 panels instead of the 26 or 32 that traditionally create the hexagonal pattern.

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Get the ringtones adult cannot hear

So, the “invicible to adults” ringtone has reached the US and was reported in the New York Times.

boringest asked for the mp3 of the tone from the last post and now nytimes has one for download. i downloaded it and played it in winamp, i could hear it (tho the sound was really irritating!). does that mean i’m still a teenager? probably my ear didn’t age in-sync with the rest of my body :P

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