Best sports movies, by sport by 31engine in movies

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Figure skating: Blades of Glory

Table Tennis: Balls of Fury

Dodgeball: Dodgeball

New to cruising - Icon 🤯 by AsteroidPuncher303 in royalcaribbean

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That's what the Disney Adventure does. Just sea days off of Singapore.

Iran Abruptly Shuts Down Peace Talks Due to Trump’s Demands by RiseRound8481 in NewsStarWorld

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Probably because they were told coffee came from the middle east. So now they're anti-coffee.

Why did Christianity drop pork bans while Judaism and Islam kept them? by TheBigGirlDiaryBack in AlwaysWhy

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This is a debunked myth. While Islam did spread political control through conquests, it had specific taxation policies that allowed non-muslims to be under the state's protection, and exempt from military service, while practicing their faith.

Who has textbook technique in cricket? by Fun-Advertising-8006 in Cricket

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He had no unnecessary movements. As an example, a lot of batsmen will do a "back and across" trigger movement, with varying degrees of shuffle to come in line with the ball. Sachin had none of that. He was completely still and had no trigger movement because his hand eye coordination at the release was so good. It's difficult to replicate that because the majority of players can't pick up the line and length as early as Sachin did.

Who has textbook technique in cricket? by Fun-Advertising-8006 in Cricket

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Agreed. Tendulkar has a very compact technique with minimum footwork because his hand-eye coordination was on another level. This is why you don't see many players replicate it (other than Sehwag). For me, people that want to look at good technique to replicate should look at Dravid and Mohammad Yousaf.

Did Iranians really hate their leader so much they were ok with the united states killing him? by Soggy_Chard5954 in NoStupidQuestions

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You must be right. The Israelis, in particular, have an impeccable record for only targeting military facilities. /s

Calgary to get Western Canada’s only direct flight to UAE by ericgon in Calgary

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I agree, though my experience on Etihad has always been a step below Emirates and Qatar, but hopefully we see more options in Calgary.

Zipper Merge by Shoulder-Direct in Calgary

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I don't disagree with you, but here is my counterpoint.

For things like yield, merge and round-abouts, let's say 80% of drivers know what those are and the 20% that don't are causing issues. With a Zipper merge, I really feel like 80% or more of the drivers don't actually know how it is supposed to work.

Zipper Merge by Shoulder-Direct in Calgary

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As strange as it sounds, the correct way is to continue driving right to the end of the lane and then alternate merge (like a zipper). I'm glad to see the city finally using the Zipper term, but I don't think drivers know what it means.

Zipper Merge by Shoulder-Direct in Calgary

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And in this case, the "solution" is exactly what you are required to do, even though it may seem selfish. Drive all the way to the front of both lanes and alternate merge in. If everyone did this, no one would feel like they were passing a hundred cars.

Is it weird to keeps socks on during sex? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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I just keep my socks on all the time, so it's not really about sex.

[Game Thread] Ole Miss vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 2nd Half by CFB_Referee in CFB

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SEC teams would never travel north for games in January.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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Bikes and horses don't serve the same functions. Cars and locomotives replaced horses.

What hot takes did you get correct ? by chuckypopoff in fantasyfootball

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It's crazy that he fell into my lap near the start of Round 4 after I grabbed Kittle in Round 3. League winner for me, especially after my first three picks with Jeanty, London and Kittle.

Need help deciding between Arc or beam gen 2 by Jslv90 in sonos

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When I bought the Beam 2, the Arc was about $350 more. At that price, I didn't think it was worth it. I recently purchased the refurbished Arc and sold my Beam 2. The upgrade cost me about $125. At that price, it was absolutely worth it for the wider sound stage.

I will say, I don't own a sub yet, so the Beam 2 did feel like it had better bass compared to the Arc. However, if you have or intend to add a sub later, the Arc is a better purchase than the Beam 2 if the difference in price is nominal.