Sunday, April 26, 2015

Undead Discussion

First off, let me scare you by saying zombies are probably the most plausible thing I have mentioned. Take rabies for example, rabies patients begin to lose their mind and bite others, which transfers the disease. The only thing that keeps rabies at bay is that theres treatment and it is really hard to spread. But that doesn't mean the disease cannot evolve making it spread much easier leading to worldwide pandemics.

So lets say a worldwide outbreak of a zombie like infection occurs, what next? The government would obviously intervene. I assume the most logical thing to do is evacuate the cities, then bomb them, depending on how out of hand things are. If things are too bad in the United States there is a military base basically inside of a mountain. It is protected by a huge door and has tons of firepower inside, to me that sounds like the best place to be. And the soldiers who are stationed in places like that have to feel extremely safe, considering they are in modern day castles and fortresses.

With all of the commotion about Ebola outbreaks lately it needs to be said that occurrences like this are highly unlikely. An outbreak of catastrophic proportions like the Black Plague would be hard to reach with all the knowledge modern medicine has. If your worried a second Plague is afoot know that people in those times threw fecal matter onto roadsides, rarely washed their hands, or bathed entirely for that matter, and rarely washed any tools either, including surgical equipment... but they had no idea thats what caused it. But its basic knowledge that eating that spoiled meat is going to make you sick today and you have modern medical practices to thank for that. So to wrap up, an outbreak is probably not going to happen, but if history repeats itself and we live like pigs, than don't blame me because I told you better!

Bayer04

After a 7 game win streak, the tie to Köln feels more like a loss. With Calhanoglu missing his penalty, it feels like a missed opportunity to stay in the top three spots. Leverkusen faces off against big dogs Bayern Munich next and if they lose that they fall 5 points behind Gladbach. Its not the ideal situation to be in but hopefully the good form they were in can rub off on that upcoming game. Papa the centerback taking over after Spahic's sad departure is out for 3 months on injury, so the back 4 will be alittle worrisome, and if a team is to bear Bayern, they need top form. After getting hit with this realization from the Köln game, maybe we will see them rise up like a Phoenix, either that or they stay down where they are. I imagine the players will be thinking the same thing. Champions league is important to all teams, and if they want a sure way in, they need to grab back that 3rd spot on the table. After losing in penalties to Athletico Madrid, they are going to want thier shot at Europeans finest to show what team they have become. Admittedly better than they were at the beginning of the season, they still have alittle more to go, in order to reach the peak of this mountain.

Sports Changes

Soccer and football are something most of the world likes together. They have been around for over 100 years and I wonder what the future holds for sports in general. Will we have something new develope like Podracing in Star Wars or something more chill and less... Dangerous?. Looking into news on sports lately, a lot of changes and questions revolve around the safety role in sports. The rise in safety concerns isn't due to these sports being safer, rather the reason is it's easier to detect problems or health damage. If anything sports have gotten safer over the years. Look at football uniforms from 20-30 years ago and compare them to now. They are much more bulky and padded than before. Over time, sports will inevitably get safer just because of better health practices and treatments. But with them possibly being a problem, could it lead to something else playing the sport. With robotic advancements possibly the future would have Robot fighting sports, like Real Steel. Without having to pay contracts to robots like human players, it would be cheaper, it also eliminates the health concern, plus it would be cool to watch. But if mankind devolves into madness or some economic depression hits us, leaving us to worry about more important things like food on the table and not about others bruises and scratches, then possibly we could get some interesting Jabba the Hutt mobster sports...