Category Archives: Fun

Ciccone ready to fight with Alaphilippe to keep Tour de France yellow | Cyclingnews.com

‘The Tour de France is very strange and anything can happen’ Italian warns
— Read on www.cyclingnews.com/news/ciccone-ready-to-fight-with-alaphilippe-to-keep-tour-de-france-yellow/

Uber’s flying taxi will slash your commute by 2023 | TechRadar

The electric passenger drone will cruise at up to 150mph, and should eventually be cheaper than making trips by car.
— Read on www.techradar.com/news/ubers-flying-taxi-will-slash-your-commute-by-2023

Bicycle Racing is Called Suffering for a Reason

Think about pushing yourself for 3 to 6 hours through blazing heat and humidity, freezing rain, long leg-cramping climbs up a mountain, or against 20 to 30 mph headwinds – peddling at least 90 revolutions a minute with no breaks, no timeouts, nothing but constant effort. And you have to do it until the end of the cycling race.

It hurts more than any other sport. It’s painful. It can only be described as suffering.

Why do we do it? What would cause you to do it?

Please leave an answer in the comments.

Cycling Pain-Face

2019 Tour de France TV, stream schedule

2019 Tour de France TV, stream schedule. Starts 7/6!
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/07/03/tour-de-france-tv-streaming-schedule/amp/

Two People Crash At ‘Mountain Of Hell’ Bike Race — And Then All Hell Really Does Break Loose – Digg

One moment you’re a predator, and the next moment, you’re nearly prey.
— Read on digg.com/video/mountain-of-hell-2019-crash

What’s So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh – Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-so-funny-the-science-of-why-we-laugh/

China proposes new rules to sanitize video games — Quartz

As part of an ongoing crackdown and clean-up of its gaming industry, new regulations propose stripping out romance and inappropriate attire from virtual worlds.
— Read on qz.com/1654965/china-proposes-new-rules-to-sanitize-video-games/