What is the Universe expanding into..

Do you think there was anything before the big bang?

  • I don't think there was anything before the Big Bang

    Votes: 56 12.5%
  • I think something existed before the Big Bang

    Votes: 200 44.7%
  • I don't think the big bang happened

    Votes: 54 12.1%
  • I think the universe is part of a mutiverse

    Votes: 201 45.0%

  • Total voters
    447
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So if I play chess with my neighbour I can call it The World Series if I pay him enough?
Interesting - that opens up a lot of opportunities to have my very own world record as well! 😉

Jan

Not enough, to call it "The World Series" you must, at least

1.- Change the rules of the game, and to call it "chess" instead of e.g. "soccer chess"

2.- Put on armors over each player

3.- Put on beautiful girls screaming at each side of the table

4.- Lose all fear of ridicule, after all you will be seen only in your own country.
 
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Sorry, no, please do the math again

You fail to distinguish between viewers sitting at home watching on TV and paying spectators who go to the stadium and watch the game for a considerable outlay of money. For the latter USA/Canada MLB at #1 draws 74 million paying spectators per year with Japan Nippon Baseball League #2 at 22 million per year. Add up all of professional soccer in all of the countries participating in the World Cup and it doesn't come close. Those are, as you say, the maths!
 
You fail to distinguish between viewers sitting at home watching on TV and paying spectators who go to the stadium and watch the game for a considerable outlay of money. For the latter USA/Canada MLB at #1 draws 74 million paying spectators per year with Japan Nippon Baseball League #2 at 22 million per year. Add up all of professional soccer in all of the countries participating in the World Cup and it doesn't come close. Those are, as you say, the maths!

Ah, silly me, it's about money, then the math is still incomplete, you must consider the price of the tickets, but even so, the reasoning is wrong.

As a single spectator can attend many matches, statistically is more accurate to take average attendance, otherwise you would count the same "paying spectator" more than once, and that's cheating. 😀
 
Ah, silly me, it's about money, then the math is still incomplete, you must consider the price of the tickets, but even so, the reasoning is wrong.

As a single spectator can attend many matches, statistically is more accurate to take average attendance, otherwise you would count the same "paying spectator" more than once, and that's cheating. 😀

In your mind perhaps, but the demand for MLB is such that, as SY noted, there are 162 games per regular season played by each team. I realize soccer couldn't hope to draw fans nearly every day from the end of March until late September so you must stack the comparison your way to have a chance. But MLB does draw fans every day for half of the year. Twist the math however you choose but MLB is far more successful at putting a$$es in the seats.😀
 
Hi all.
So I have misseed alot and gravity was explained in the mean time.
Where is my flying car then ? 😀
Where is my spaceship ???
Should be very easy to create a shield from something, that we know well.
About expanding, what if the universe, as we can perceive it with very retarded senses, is actually shrinking and C goes down at higher rate, than the shrink rate ?
We would still "see" it as expanding. 😱
Cheers
 
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Alright, that first goal was a penalty kick, sure the guy touched his shoulder, but he fell way too easily.

27th minute, free kick awarded on goal, the guy that fell was never touched at all!

32nd minute, ANOTHER intentional fall, another free kick on goal awarded.

We need a new sport, called "full contact soccer", which is like a mixture of soccer and Taekwondo.

I'd pay to watch that.
 
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