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The Red Team Wins

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the every-last-leg-up dept.

Voltageaav writes "Recent studies indicate that in both First Person Shooters and even athletic competitions, wearing red gives you an advantage. It's speculated that this distracts the other team slightly due to the psychological aspect of people turning red when angry." Of course the Blue Team loses — as evidence I submit the history of the Detroit Lions.

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  1. I disagree. by TomRK1089 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Boston Red Sox.

    1. Re:I disagree. by The+Dobber · · Score: 2, Funny

      The Red Shirted ensigns might disagree with this.

  2. Red team, but not... by kryogen1x · · Score: 5, Funny

    Red shirts!

  3. I thought wearing red gets you killed by Werrismys · · Score: 4, Funny

    Too much TOS.

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  4. I'm black..... by Chineseyes · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's speculated that this distracts the other team slightly due to the psychological aspect of people turning red when angry."

    I'm black, I can't turn red you insensitive clod.

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    1. Re:I'm black..... by NoPantsJim · · Score: 4, Funny

      black guy with...as your username implies...chinese eyes?

      Weird.

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    2. Re:I'm black..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      You smoke what I got, you'll get chinese eyes, too.

    3. Re:I'm black..... by tonycarboni · · Score: 5, Funny

      A guy making fun of the black guy with Chinese eyes.... has no pants?!

    4. Re:I'm black..... by iella · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh my goodness, Sam Cassell posts on /.

  5. Selection bias by overshoot · · Score: 5, Funny

    The results would have been the other way around if they hadn't stacked the deck by removing Star Trek crewmen from consideration.

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  6. Re:WAAGH! by db32 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damned greenskins...

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  7. Re:Does Red Cost You More? by cayenne8 · · Score: 3, Funny
    "Unless you don't speed."

    Yeah....like that is gonna happen in a red corvette.

    :-)

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