The Worst-designed Sport Of All Time

There are 30 competitors in the two-man bobsled competition in Sochi, and they each have a very small slice of the 30 percent chance of stealing the gold medal from the first-run leaders. (As you could have predicted, the Russians also led after the first run.) If youre not in the lead after one run, you should probably give up on the gold. And if youre in fourth place or worse, your chances of getting any kind of medal are slim. In more than 70 percent of all races, every position on the podium is locked in once three runs are complete. A well-designed sport has enough variability to create suspense. Imagine if after three quarters of a football game the winner could be predicted 100 percent of the time. (Ad time in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl would be much cheaper, at least.) Golf, similar to bobsled in that it features an open field competing on the same course four times, is vastly different in terms of predictability. Over the past 10 years of golf majors, the eventual winner was in the lead 15 percent of the time after the first day. After days two and three, the percentage increased to 35 percent and 45 percent respectively. (Even when you account for the fact that there are a lot more competitors in a golf tournament than in a bobsled event, these numbers are still stark45 percent is a whole lot less than 100 percent.) Is it inherently bad to have a sport thats so predictable? It is at least in the case of bobsled, considering that it features four anonymous helmets poking out of identical sleds, with no particular strategy discernible to the naked eye.
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3 Best Apple Iphone Applications Ideas For Mobile Application Developers

The Apple iPhone is one of the latest tech gadgets to meet the thirst of gadget lovers. This great device can let you surf the net, watch latest streaming videos, listen to your favorite artistes and, of course, make crystal clear calls, all at your fingertips. With so many fun applications and features, users still yearn for more. With the demand for more applications for apple iphone, enterprises are willing to provide never-before seen iphone applications. For all those looking for the best Apple iPhone applications, here is some useful information.
Most offshore mobile application development companies develop cost effective, high quality and best iphone applications for their customers. However, to determine the best and worst is in the hands of the end-user. Here are some great ideas and features that are required to develop a top apple iphone application among tech geeks:
Idea #1: How about a Mobile News iPhone Application? Carrying the world at your fingertips can only be fulfilled if an iphone boasts a mobile news internet application. This can help users' access top stories, including sport, business and showbiz direct to your mobile. The application must also allow users to save any important information in their news archive.
Idea#2: Iphone Games: Creating a 3D game for iPhone is the best strategy to attract customers. The iPhone has a motion sensing gaming system for making games more enjoyable. You can try to create 2D or 3D games with this technology in hand, although not necessary.
Idea#3: Chat Application: among other applications for iphone, a chat application embedded in an iphone mobile is what users crave for. Creating a unique chat application filled with emoticons, funny sounds and other fun stuff can be one of the best iphone applications to be sold in the Apple store.
An iphone application developer incorporates a number of unique iphone applications and takes up the challenge in developing any iphone application with development costs in mind.