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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Top 5ive: Sports from the future

In this week's Top 5ive we're looking at sports...FROM THE FUTURE!!! Yes, these sports are very popular in their time (THE FUTURE!!!). Some of them are used to decide who will be the new Commander of Earth. Others are used to settle blood feuds between waring factions of the Orion Alliance. All are enjoyed as a healthy form of exercise, especially when combined with bionic implants and performance enhancing drugs. Because of the invention of time travel in the year 2213, us folks living in the present can also enjoy them, even though they are missing some of the technology that makes them wildly popular in the times they come from. So, without further stalling for time:

Top 5ive: Sports From the Future and
                the Future Technologies They're Missing

5. Arena Footbal
    Missing: Spiked helmets and razor blade shoulder pads.
    Death taps on the sidelines.
    Neon colors.

4. Racquetball (a.k.a. Future Tennis)
    Missing: Ball made from lasers that makes laser sound effects.
    Walls that flash different colors when struck by the laser ball.
    Player specific reversible gravity.

3. Jai-alai
    Missing:  Ball made from lasers that makes laser sound effects.
    Genetically engineered players with arms that stretch up to
    10 feet.

2. MotoGP
    Missing: Hover motorcycles with front mounted laser cannons.
    Speed boost pads on the track.
    Love.

1. Competitive Eating
    Missing: Genetic modification for adding up to four stomachs.
    Toilets for the contestants to evacuate their bowels while eating.
    Soylent Green Hot Dogs.

P.S. In case you don't know what Jai-alai is, here's a helpful documentary:



And here it is as seen on Miami Vice:

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