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Top 10 Greatest Sporting Mistakes of All Time

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT

There is a certain joy in watching people make mistakes, especially in the word of sport. Seeing professionals on salaries so large its always good to see them make a mistake or two.

1. Bill Buckner -”The Nutmeg”

First to Baseball and the Boston Red Sox, leading the 1986 World Series 3-2, they were on course for their first title since 1918. However, in game six and the New York Mets having tied the game, a ground ball to Buckner at first base changed the match. The ball ran through Buckner's legs, allowing the Mets to score the winning run, tie the series and lead to winning the series in game 7.

2. Jean van de Velde – “Sacre Bleu”

Ahhh, the french, the world would be a lot more boring if it didn’t have the passion and the va va voom of the French way of life. It would also mean we couldn’t laugh at their athletes making complete fools of themselves. Our next sporting mistake is no exception – Going to the 18th hole on the final Sunday of the 1999 Open Championship, Jean van de Velde needed only double bogey six to claim the Claret Jug. Seven shots later, including one to the water, he entered a playoff and eventually lost what had been an unassailable lead…… “merde”

3. Niclas Wallin – “Puck it”

The sport of Ice hockey is one where simple communication is vital amongst team mates. It allows your team to function fluently and also allows you to know where your colleague is when you want to give them an earful. Wallin's team mates would've wanted to do the latter when the Swede, unaware his own goalie had been swapped for the extra attacker, controls the puck and lays it back to his empty net and watches in horror.

4. Leon Lett – “Showboating”

When you've done all the hard work, make sure you don't mess up the simplest of scoring opportunities. You wouldn't think professional athletes would need telling but in the case of Leon Lett in Super Bowl XXVII it was needed to be imprinted on the Jumbotron. When Buffalo fumbled the ball on their own 45-yard line, Lett picked up the pieces and ran for the end zone to celebrate, albeit a little prematurely, and lost possession before a touchdown could be awarded.

5. Zinedine Zidane – “The Head of a Frog”

Yes another Frenchman to add to the list of these great sporting mistakes, regarded as the greatest player of his generation, Zidane bowed out (literally) of the game on the greatest stage in disgraceful circumstances. Coming out of retirement to lead France to the 2006 World Cup, Zizou was at his best and had earlier given Les Bleus the lead in the final only to ruin it when the Italian defender said something about the midfielders mother,

6. Patrick Stefan – “Wipeout”

With time running out and all hope fading as the Stars are up a goal against the Edmonton Oilers, a mistake allowed Patrick Stefan to gather a loose puck and skate towards the Oilers empty net. Just as he was about the push the puck into the net, he slipped and fell.

The puck skids away from him, where it was gathered by the Oilers. They immediately headed back the other way and stuffed the puck past Stars’ goalie Marty Turco to force overtime. .. Its happened to the best of us Stefan.

7. Julian Wright – “Dunk Fail”

Julian Wright truly made dunk history when he attempted this dunk .Heading in for a big finish on a fast break, with no-one around him Wright takes the leap, whirls his arms around with the ball only to leave it behind.. losing his balance Wright topples over and falls flat on his face

8. Andres Ecsobar – “Fatal Mistake”

This sporting mistake brings us to the beautfiul game of Soccer as it’s more widely known. Colombia VS USA is tied at 1-1 and as the Americans break and whip in a cross, the Colombian defender Andres Escobar sticks out a leg only to see it ricochet of him into his own goal, It unfortunately did more than hand the U.S. a 2-1 upset victory. It also cost him his life. After returning home following the World Cup, Escobar was murdered for his terrible stroke of misfortune. It registers as one of the most unbelievable displays of sports fanaticism of all time.

9. Steve Bartman – “Better Known as Asshole”

In 2003, Steve Bartman went from regular Chicago Cubs sports fan to the most hated man in the city in one fateful night.

Like a young boy playing his first baseball game, the look of excitement on Bartmans face as he tried to catch a pop fly along the fence in foul territory off the bat of the Marlins Luis Castillo was unprecedented. One problem was that Cubs’ outfielder Moises Alou was underneath waiting to pounce and send the Cubs into the World Series. The two hands colided and the ball batter survived.

The Marlins would use their extra out to spark a rally that would result in a Marlins victory, Steve Bartman was lead out of stadium by security guards.. only have he was doused in beer, urine and pretzels.

10. Stanford – “This One time at Band Camp”

It’s the only entry on our list in which the screw-up is blamed on something not really sports related. With four seconds left the 1982 match-up between rivals Cal and Stanford, Stanford kicked the ball off after taking a one point lead. Assuming everything was cushty crowds, trumpet players, saxophone players and an array percussion intruments had encroached onto the player surface.

Five laterals, 55 yards, and several flattened band members later, Cal’s Kevin Moen rushed into the endzone to win the game for Cal 25-20

Written by Annabel, an author, blogger and event organiser specialising in creating great Chillisauce stag do ideas

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Top 10 Chinese Inventions

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 09:22 PM PDT

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Nowadays, when everything seems to be “made in China”, it is easy to believe that the country only produces cheaper knock-offs of preexisting products. However accurate that may be at this point, it is no less true that the Chinese are responsible for numerous inventions that have helped shape history due to their applicability and convenience. Without the advancements made by the ancient Chinese, technology and culture would have taken countless more centuries to develop to their current stage. Therefore, let’s find out more about the influential inventions “made in China”.

1. The very first paper production process

Historic records indicate that the Chinese pulp paper predate all other types of this medium and suggests that it was utilized as early as the 2nd century B.C. However, mass production was only possible later on, in 105 A.D. when Cai Lun optimized the technology. Cai Lun was a court eunuch who devised a procedure based on mashed tree bark, linen, hemp and fishnets submerged in water and left to dry/bleach naturally in the sun. Without him, the following invention would have had considerably less practicality.

2. The original prints

The woodblock prints and the movable prints are also Chinese innovations, although the latter came much later on. The principle behind the woodblock print consists of carving the Chinese characters on the surface of the wood and applying dye over them. The earliest evidence of the process comes from a page of hemp paper that dates back to 660 A.D. At the same time, the eldest volume in existence is Diamond Sutra, which was inscribed in 858 A.D. As far as the movable print is concerned, the concept originated in 1088 A.D. but was only applied 210 years later, in 1268 A.D. Unlike the woodblock print, the characters of the movable variant are arranged based on their rhyme schemes on the surface of a rounded table with niches.

3. Fireworks and gunpowder

Most of us are familiar with the fact that the Chinese are responsible for the invention of the gunpowder, an innovation without which people nowadays would find it more difficult to kill each other. On the other hand, we wouldn’t have fireworks. However, the discovery was accidental and it dates to the 9th century B.C. Originally utilized as spirit warding powder, some of the weapon potential of gunpowder was unlocked about 200 years later when the Chinese alchemists had managed to perfect 6 highly flammable formulas of the compound. While they were not able to make it explode, early gun powder was still highly flammable, which made it perfect for arrow tips and even rudimentary flamethrowers.

4. The holistic treatment approach

While they are not credited for the invention of medicine altogether, the Chinese are definitely the inventors of the holistic procedures and the imperial court of the 4th century even had a special department of dieticians that would help the emperor and the nobles decide on the contents of the meal. Moreover, a book published in the 4th century A.D. details the applications of various foods in treating numerous conditions, based on the trial and error studies made by Hu Sihui. At the same time, the Chinese holistic medicine had ways to treat the hormonal imbalances that everyone’s talking about today since 1100 A.D.

5. Forks and chopsticks

If you thought that the chopsticks are the trademark eating tool of the Chinese, then you should probably know that the forks were invented first. Evidence suggests that the original bone forks – with 2 or 3 prongs – date from approximately 4,200 B.C. In spite of the fact that the actual date of their invention is unknown, these dining tools were discovered in the graves of nobles and seem to be an indicator for the social standings of the person. It is also necessary to point out that the fork was utilized in Europe only 4,000 years later. However, the chopsticks gained more popularity due to their effectiveness in handling most of the traditional Chinese dishes, which are typically sliced in small chunks.

6. The first compass in recorded history

Another accidental discovery just like gunpowder, the earliest compasses were not used for their intended purpose and were not based on magnets. In fact, they produced magnetic forces via a heated metal submerged in liquid and their application was divination. Archeologists have also discovered a compass that dates from the 3rd century A.D. and works based on a complex axis and gear system, named the Pointing Chariot. The magnetic needle compass was invented later on, in 1088 by Shen Kuo and a version that would be able to accurately indicate the North would be utilized by the Chinese naval forces in 1119.

7. Paper currency

Paper currency started out more as receipts and the earliest bank notes of this type were used in the 7th century A.D. While at first only the rich and powerful class conducted transactions via paper currency, the copper shortage made this type of money more desirable than the standard metal coins. However, the national paper printed currency only became a reality later on, in the 11th century, with the invention of the woodblock prints.

8. The iron smelting process

Chinese metallurgists are responsible for the earliest variants of iron and steel smelting processes (5th century B.C.). Well you see, the bloom period for the smelting of these metals spans from 202 B.C. to 557 A.D., right after the private enterprises were absorbed by the state, creating a monopoly. Qiwu Huaiwen is regarded as the inventor of the process.

9. Alcoholic beverages and the first hangovers

If you have nobody to blame for your Sunday hangover, you can blame the Chinese. Du Kang and Yi Di were the legendary developers of the alcohol distillation process and the first evidence regarding the original 5% alcoholic beverages dates from 2000 B.C. However, stronger alcohol (11%) via the introduction of cooked grains would only discovered approximately 1000 years later.

10. Mechanical clocks

Yi Xing, who was a mathematician and a monk among other things, is credited as the inventor of the original principle behind the mechanical clocks that we all utilize today. However rudimentary his water-dripping system may seem, the improvements made later on follow the same basic principles as the original device. A more complex mode would be invented 200 years later by Su Song.

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