Why do these exist?!?

[SSJBlastoise]

Well, the other day I had a sports program on in the background and heard about an event where they had some distance for a swim, 1,800km bike ride and some huge running distance and I just thought why does it exist so I decided to look it up and came across Ultra Triathlons. I had heard of Iron Man events before but seeing the Deca Ultratriathlon (38km swim, 1,800km bike ride, 422km run) and then the Double Deca Ultratriathlon (yes, twice the size of a Deca Ultratriathlon) and it seriously took me about 10 mins just to fully take this in and all I could say was fuck that.

Why would anyone want to do an event where you have a 76km swim, 3,600km ride and an 844km run? The ride would be the same as riding across Australia.

So, what are some things that you question why they exist? (Please don't try to start fights with people over their choices)

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I think your avatar disapproves of this thread. For Goku, that would be a warmup.

OT:So my dad bought himself a set of "2.1" computer speakers for his birthday. That's in quotation marks because the "woofer" is the same size as the cone tweeters on my front speakers, and it looks to be a significantly lower quality cone, at that[footnote]And these are a set of late 80's/early 90's Fishers, not exactly high end gear.[/footnote].

There was absolutely no reason not to just put a couple of cones that size on a pair of 2.0 speakers, which is what he was looking for anyway, and there's actually a pretty good reason /not/ to put something that small in its own box -- namely that it's not going to be reproducing sounds low pitched enough to be nondirectional, all the male voices are just going to be coming from wherever you have the "woofer" placed.

I guess this is what happens when people start associating bass modules with quality bass, instead of quality bass modules?

 

[Angie7F]

I personally dont even understand why people bother with sports at all, so this question is very interesting to me.

I also dont understand why people play darts, billards etc.

 

[kailus13]

Well, the other day I had a sports program on in the background and heard about an event where they had some distance for a swim, 1,800km bike ride and some huge running distance and I just thought why does it exist so I decided to look it up and came across [Ultra Triathlons]. I had heard of Iron Man events before but seeing the Deca Ultratriathlon (38km swim, 1,800km bike ride, 422km run) and then the Double Deca Ultratriathlon (yes, twice the size of a Deca Ultratriathlon) and it seriously took me about 10 mins just to fully take this in and all I could say was fuck that.

Why would anyone want to do an event where you have a 76km swim, 3,600km ride and an 844km run? The ride would be the same as riding across Australia.

So, what are some things that you question why they exist? (Please don't try to start fights with people over their choices)

To prove that you can I guess. You must feel like a god after completing that, no matter where you come at the end.

I don't understand how high heels came into existence, yet alone how they got popular.

 

[The Funslinger]

I personally dont even understand why people bother with sports at all, so this question is very interesting to me.

I also dont understand why people play darts, billards etc.

Because they enjoy them, I imagine. Hell, I enjoy a good game of pool or Billiards. I like bowling and darts, too. I assume you play some form of video game. Why do you play them?

OT: Ear stretchers. Why would you do that to yourself?

 

[Dead Seerius]

To answer your question OP, to find aliens/gods/mutants who have simply disguised themselves as regular human beings so that we can detain them and force them to tell us their secrets. Duh.

I continue to ponder the existence of 'hashtags' on anything other than Twitter. Most baffling is when they are used in spoken dialogue. This phenomenon is... intriguing to say the least.

 

[Calcium]

Well, the other day I had a sports program on in the background and heard about an event where they had some distance for a swim, 1,800km bike ride and some huge running distance and I just thought why does it exist so I decided to look it up and came across [Ultra Triathlons]. I had heard of Iron Man events before but seeing the Deca Ultratriathlon (38km swim, 1,800km bike ride, 422km run) and then the Double Deca Ultratriathlon (yes, twice the size of a Deca Ultratriathlon) and it seriously took me about 10 mins just to fully take this in and all I could say was fuck that.

Why would anyone want to do an event where you have a 76km swim, 3,600km ride and an 844km run? The ride would be the same as riding across Australia.

So, what are some things that you question why they exist? (Please don't try to start fights with people over their choices)

To prove that you can I guess. You must feel like a god after completing that, no matter where you come at the end.

I don't understand how high heels came into existence, yet alone how they got popular.

Unwanted info dump incoming!

High heels seem to originate from Persian cavalry riders, where the heel helped hook into the stirrups. The Shah, wanting support from European leaders for an invasion of the Turks sent dignataries to European courts, whereby Persian culture became something of a fashion. Kings and nobles would wear high heels to appear taller and more commanding. At some point fashions changed for females, with the style being to look more masculine. They'd cut their hair shorter, dress down, and wear high heels. Then eventually the fashion for men changed to be more humble. High heels weren't practical for striding around your estate inspecting your holdings. So high heels, men in makeup and those massive wigs all passed out of fashion.

Anyway!

I can't understand just how many bingo companies seem to advertise in the UK... Seriously, bingo is gambling without the thrill of other gambling activities, whilst being a game with barely any enjoyment value. Perhaps it's just being a gamer, but if people want to spend money on something and have some social interaction, throw their money into an MMO, not bingo! Argh!

 

[Queen Michael]

Scratch 'n' win tickets where you win the same amount of money that you paid for the ticket. For fourteen years, I've refrained from buying scratch 'n' win tickets, and instead I've pretended that every day I bought one that was a winner that earned me the prize of the ticket.

 

[Keoul]

Some people like to stay in shape and enjoy a challenge, unlike the medieval days where physical strength was highly prized, these days you don't get that many opportunities to really do your best. These iron men contests and Deca Ultratriathalons exist as a challenge for those people who want to be the best and push themselves to the limit. I mean we all have our hobbies, the same reason could be used for explaining why competitions exist like the Olympics or even gaming.

OT: I always wondered why a lot of things existed, especially american tv products like the slap-chop and EZ egg cracker and then I realized the answer will always be one of two things, people are stupid or people are lazy.

 

[Latinidiot]

A friend of my dad lived in Costa Rica, like us, and he bicycled to his family.

His family lived in Canada.


He was insane.

 

[Robetid]

To put it in a gamers state of mind: some people actually enjoy working out and look forward to pushing thier bodies to the limit, much like a gamer replaying a game on a higher difficulty. It is fun for us to do such a thing and we enjoy the challenge. Same thing for people who enjoy running/swimming/cycling, they may have completed an Iron Man challenge and need something else to push themselves to the limit, a greater challenge.

 

[kailus13]

Unwanted info dump incoming!

High heels seem to originate from Persian cavalry riders, where the heel helped hook into the stirrups. The Shah, wanting support from European leaders for an invasion of the Turks sent dignataries to European courts, whereby Persian culture became something of a fashion. Kings and nobles would wear high heels to appear taller and more commanding. At some point fashions changed for females, with the style being to look more masculine. They'd cut their hair shorter, dress down, and wear high heels. Then eventually the fashion for men changed to be more humble. High heels weren't practical for striding around your estate inspecting your holdings. So high heels, men in makeup and those massive wigs all passed out of fashion.

Anyway!

I can't understand just how many bingo companies seem to advertise in the UK... Seriously, bingo is gambling without the thrill of other gambling activities, whilst being a game with barely any enjoyment value. Perhaps it's just being a gamer, but if people want to spend money on something and have some social interaction, throw their money into an MMO, not bingo! Argh!

Thank you for that. It was interesting. As for bingo, quite a lot of people (let's be honest here, women) like getting together with their mates for a bingo night. It's cheaper than some forms of entetainment, and you can win things. You can't see other people in an MMO, and for some people that's what's needed.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

For some people, they don't feel truly alive unless they are kicking Death in the nuts.

 

[ninjaRiv]

Ear Stretchers
That thing where they put * around an action? Like "I'm eating a cake *eats cake*" Don't fucking do that...
Comic book big events (secret invasion, Civil War, A v X etc)
EA (HA!)
The current ideals of censorship
Bingo! That's a good one. So fucking many Bingo adverts...
Sex phone lines. They used to serve a purpose but now we have the internet. And libraries.
Glee
Chavs (That's a UK specific one!)
High Heels
Mini skirts
Accents and languages.

I mean, that's all for now. I don't so much question why they exist... It's more why do they STILL exist.

 

[Pinkamena]

They do it because they can and need need challenges basically.

 

[Guffe]

Inflatable Darts Boards...
Seriously now? You don't think that putting a mark on a balloon and throwing something sharp at it is going to fail in some way?

 

[General Twinkletoes]

Accents and languages.

I mean, that's all for now. I don't so much question why they exist... It's more why do they STILL exist.

Why are you confused about languages existing? I'm don't get why you'd think that.

OT: Body pillows. Why!?

 

[NightHawk21]

I personally dont even understand why people bother with sports at all, so this question is very interesting to me.

I also dont understand why people play darts, billards etc.

Do you do anything fun? I assume you play videogames or watch TV or something since you're on this site? Same exact reason; some people find it fun.

 

[ninjaRiv]

Accents and languages.

I mean, that's all for now. I don't so much question why they exist... It's more why do they STILL exist.

Why are you confused about languages existing? I'm don't get why you'd think that.

OT: Body pillows. Why!?

I got kinda caught up in the moment and put in a thing I hate. I'd rather we all spoke in the same language and accent! Shit would be easier that way.

 

[AngloDoom]

Anything involving purchasing pornography. I think the internet had us covered there.

The windows key on my keyboard. What does it doooo?!