@e_zed_eh_intern said in Sports?:

@oscillator yeah that’s a thing I don’t get. How are the cars different from one another in F1? I remember somebody saying Hamilton catching Schumacher was nothing since his car was so good. Wouldn’t Schumacher’s have been as well? I remember there being some tire thing with him. Or are things just worse now?

Since I don't follow F1, I don't know many behind-the-scenes details, but here are some quick search results:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_constructors

"Since 1981, it has been a requirement that each competitor must have the exclusive rights to the use of certain key parts of their car – in 2018, these parts were the survival cell, the front impact structure, the roll structures and bodywork."

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/6jge5n/big_difference_between_teams_yet_they_use_the/?sort=old

"On top of what was mentioned before, Mercedes/Ferrari engine is designed together with the chassis. Customer teams have to build the chassis around what is given to them."

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/668ekm/works_and_customer_teams_a_question_about_engines/

"the main advantage of being a works team is the luxury of having the engine and drivetrain tailored for your chassis in terms of packaging, and of course streamlining work flow in that engineers will know where things need to be"

IndyCar has none of this going on. Teams have one chassis and aerokit made by Dallara, and can use either a Chevrolet or Honda engine that are very similar. There are plenty of configurable things on the cars, but teams are on a pretty even footing on the tech side. The differences that money get you are being able to pay for better drivers/mechanics/strategists, as well as better facilities/more time to prepare.

@dipset said in Sports?:

I mean, I see it in every sports league, especially F1 where the bottom teams have absolutely no chance at winning whatsoever

This is basically why I have no interest in F1 but adore another open-wheel racing league, IndyCar. F1 teams have far more flexibility in the engineering of their cars, making the series effectively pay-to-win. IndyCar, on the other hand, is a "spec" series, where most parts on the car are league mandated. The best drivers still belong to the richest teams, but there's always a possibility of someone deep in the pack breaking through.

https://racer.com/2021/04/19/aeroscreen-likely-saved-my-life-hunter-reay/

Biiiiiiig smash-up on the first lap. xD (Johnson and Grosjean are intact.)

New season! About to start on NBC at Barber Motorsports Park road course, featuring NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and F1 driver Romain Grosjean. :-)

It's by far my favorite gaming platform. I've played about half its library.

All of these are in my top 50 games of all time (with a tune from each - it's also home to many of my favorite video game soundtracks):

2--Perfect Dark
3--The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
6--The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8--Star Fox 64
9--Banjo-Kazooie
10--GoldenEye 007
11--Rayman 2: The Great Escape
23--Blast Corps
24--Harvest Moon 64
36--Robotron 64
38--Star Wars Episode I: Racer
44--Diddy Kong Racing
46--Wave Race 64
49--Mario Kart 64

Rounding out my top 25 on the system:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1
Super Smash Bros.
Donkey Kong 64
Pokémon Snap
Paper Mario
F-Zero X
Banjo-Tooie
Top Gear Rally
1080° Snowboarding
Conker's Bad Fur Day
WWF Attitude

You may be surprised Super Mario 64 isn't on my list. I've honestly never played it. Compared to the earliest N64 games I have played, particularly Star Fox 64, it gives off primitive, tech demo vibes. The only games in my top 50 older than 1997 are lavishly decorated PC games like Myst and SimCity 2000.

(heavily featuring the "Landlord stab")

Youtube Video

@mbun said in Favourite Fruits:

Not trying to start the "fruit or vegetable" argument, but I also truly, passionately hate Tomatoes.

I'd probably be happy with just about any fruit you handed me though, long as it isn't a Tomato.

I can't stand raw, fresh tomatoes. Super slimy, tastes like citrusy dirt. But they're not bad when boiled to a pulp in soup, or sundried and put in a sandwich. And when crushed into sauce, raw OR cooked, suddenly wonderful. But if you go too far and turn them into juice, suddenly bad again, like something just starting to rot.

Pears
Granny Smith apples
Cantaloupe and honeydew melon
Kiwi

Also cooked pineapple and the occasional grape. In terms of juices, I love strawberry, peach, limeade, lemonade, pineapple, and very occasionally cranberry.

I love many types of jam/jelly, especially blackberry, homemade crab apple, blueberry (if not oversweetened), saskatoon, and seedless raspberry.

The humour, graphics, and sound are all excellent. But it's an average game. It's completely linear, irritatingly hard in several sections (the lava race may hold the record for most attempts I've ever put into a video game objective), and the controls + physics + camera all have a "sludgy" quality.