Interesting article on perception from Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/goal-perception/
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OT - Missed Kicks Make Brain See Smaller Goalpost
October 19th, 2009 at 10:14 AM
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OT - Missed Kicks Make Brain See Smaller Goalpost
October 19th, 2009 at 10:28 AM | 
I heard Zoltan actually
I heard Zoltan actually
October 19th, 2009 at 10:39 AM |
That's b/c
That's b/c
Space Emperor actually bends the space time contiuum with his awesome alien mind powers to physically make the area inside the 10yd line have a larger gravity well than the rest of the field, thus making it larger but not seeming so to our puny 3-dimensional minds.
It's all relative.
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
October 19th, 2009 at 10:38 AM |
When I first read this, I
When I first read this, I
When I first read this, I thought it said "Missed Kicks Make Brian See Smaller Goalpost".
I was wondering if Brian knew something about a rule change I didn't.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
October 19th, 2009 at 11:02 AM |
Travis Dorsch ex-field goal
Travis Dorsch ex-field goal
Travis Dorsch ex-field goal kicker for Purdue. Was talking about doing many studies on field goal kickers during the 'due-osu game.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:10 AM |
I saw that and..
I saw that and..
did the sideline reporter really say he was getting a PhD for his research on kickers?? I'm guessing it's a PhD in psychology or possibly, parapsychology.
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
I heard Zoltan thinks the square footage of the last 10 yards of a football field is actually larger than square footage of a football field between the 20's.
Which of course makes it true.
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