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Things are not always black & white

Though about writing some random stuff on blog after long time. This may be written out of my passion for European sports.

IPL also has this tie-breaker 1-over thing when match is tied, on the lines of American sports. I wonder why there should be some decider to get ultimate winner. Why can't we accept that two teams were matched throughout the match, say based on skills, so that the contest resulted in draw.

That's what happens in football leagues. You often hear the expressions like- Teams were so very well matched that draw is fair result, Our team played well & we deserved a point, if not 3. So the point system provides opportunity for teams to be matched & at the same time discourages draws by giving 2 teams 1 points instead of 3 for winning. Of course there are instances where decision has to be made, when penalty shootouts are introduced. But those are exceptional Cup competitions n normal service resumes in League games. So for most part of season, there is fair opportunities for teams to be matched.

Is there any compulsion that matches have to be decided one way or the other? Things are always not black & white! Neither in sports, nor in life!

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posted by ninad @ 8:47 pm 1 comments

Scientific research & studies

Last week, I noticed my cousin, aged 8, watching TV from hardly 2 feet away n nobody seemed to bother. I recalled my school days, when media (i.e., mainly newspapers) used to carry articles about bad effects of watching television, especially for children. There used to be guidelines about how many hours n from how much distance you should watch TV to minimise ill-effects. And now, all such discussions have ceased up. With advent of Computer, I think the whole concept of watching TV n for that matter any monitor from distance has gone away.

But we have new studies now. About Mobile phone. Innovation of this decade. There are many studies: you shouldn't put cell in your shirt pocket as it may damage your heart or one should avoid keeping cell in pant pockets as it may reduce sperm count, etc etc. Or even that mobile phones shouldn't be used by pregnant women as it affects unborne child.

Interesting how these studies prop up when a new device comes up. These studies are claimed to be scientific , but are ultimately forgotten. I always wonder who sponsors such studies. Would definitely like to research on such stuff. Where else you will get sponsored without bothering about the validity of results?

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posted by ninad @ 12:26 am 0 comments