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Technorati Claim Code: CNMGMJN444WT Sport: A battle between players or teams after which the victor jubilates in the changing rooms and the loser is left to nurse his wounds. The promise of winners and losers is what drives hundreds and thousands of fans to stadiums around the world every year. Companies pay top-dollar to get their names in front of spectators. In 2005, it cost $2.4m to run a 30-second advertisement during the Superbowl. $10m to $20m will buy you primary sponsorship of a NASCAR team. In 2006/2007 it cost approximately £20m for shirt sponsorship at top English football clubs. But you can only fit so many people into a stadium, and because sport is now a multi-billion dollar industry with multiple revenue streams (including property, media, licensing/merchandising, and sponsorships), organziers want as much exposure as possible. So how do you attract more people to the stadium and how do you keep fans in front of television screens? Well, one woul...

First, watch this video presentation of new glasses-free 3D TV technology (kudos to Gizmodo for the link.) Now, here are my smarmy comments: If his eyelashes were just that much longer, he’d take off The girl across the room is making eyes at you…no, wait…she’s watching Avatar GIs in the Iraqi desert can now watch 3D TV without getting dust in their eyes Attach a few wires and you could power your house while watching Mythbusters Yeah, right. This tech is faker than a cat putting on a bunnie hat . (Hint: The cat owner put the bunnie hat on the cat, filmed the cat pawing the bunnie hat off its head - which is what any cat would do - and then the owner played the video in reverse.)

There is nothing funnier than a good practical joke. I'm talking about a really well thought out, convincing set up. As long as you are not the victim, practical jokes are usually very funny. Take this oldie-but-goodie as an example ( Link to YouTube ): Now that is just a classic. I've played a few practical jokes in my time. Like when my colleagues went out to lunch and I replaced their computer monitors with cardboard boxes on which I had drawn a "screen" and a knob. One guy returned to his desk and sat there laughing for about five minutes. The other fellow didn't bat an eyelid. He sat down to work, typed a few letters and then called me on the phone to say, "Hey, Yossi, something's wrong with my computer". Problem with that joke was that I had to schlep the monitors back to the workstations from the meeting room where I had hidden them. But it was worth the trouble. Then there are other types of practical jokes, like those played on poor, unsuspe...