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Piezoelectric Tennis Rackets
morcheeba writes "EETimes has an article on a piezoelectric tennis racket made by Head Sport AG. It uses piezoelectric fibers to damp vibrations and, due to regulations, it doesn't contain a battery. Although it's been out a while, it's now gaining credibility with professionals and has made it into the quarterfinals of the French Open."
I have a version of this racquet that I modified to use a car battery (which I strap to my back while playing). And although vibration is greatly reduced I have to say that my game hasn't improved.
These racquets work wonders! The results are as amazing as monodirectional speaker cables, wherein the tapering grain of the drawn gold fibers permits electron flow deeper into the wire surface in one direction than on conventional cables, which of course yields a much purer tone to anyone but the most neanderthalic dolt.
Just as any discerning audiophile can appreciate the much cleaner sound of the most expensive speaker cables, so too can sophisticated and highly refined tennis practitioners immediately feel the difference that the most expensive prestige racquet makes.
aimbot
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Yeah, every shot automatically becomes a head-shot
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Eventually you can run a microchip and a voice synth on the kinetic energy. Imagine a racket that gives running commentary about your performance...
*THWACK*
"Lame wrist!"
*THWACK*
"Hit harder!"
*THWACK*
"Is that the best you can do?"
*THWACK*
"Try aiming it"
*THWACK*
"Moron"
*THWACK*
"You'd think you could hit the field, it's big enough for Chris..."
*CRASH* *CRASH* *THUD* *THUD* *THUD*
"Why is the world going dark...?"
"I'm afraid, Mr. McEnroe."
"My mind is going...."
"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush
What about Pro Wrestling?
... does it run Linux?