Super Bowl LIX..Sn..2/9/25

Some fun facts from Kim Komando’s newsletter, The Current.

There’s lots more in there, if you’re interested. I don’t have a link to it. You can see it at the top of her site Komando.com

It usually takes 35 to 40 cameras to cover a football game’s broadcast, but for Super Bowl LIX, Fox is deploying around 150 cameras. This expansive setup includes a mix of super-slow-motion, robotic, wireless and field-level cameras designed to capture the game from every possible angle.

Hawk-Eye's SMART advanced replay systems use 59 high-speed cameras to capture every moment from multiple perspectives. In tandem with AI-powered analysis, these systems help referees make decisions. They see 3D animations of the plays in question in under two seconds.

The player’s helmets have built-in sensors that measure the force and location of impacts. Using low-power Bluetooth or specialized RF, real-time data is relayed to medical teams and sideline monitors. Today’s helmets are built with polycarbonate composites and thermoplastic polymers. This reduces their weight by up to 30% compared to older ones.

Official game balls have tracking chips embedded that record speed, spin rate, trajectory, acceleration and impact force. This lets coaches and analysts dissect every play, from the perfect throw to the exact moment of a game-changing fumble. Each team receives 108 footballs, complete with the Super Bowl logo, and all made since 1955 by the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio.


P.S. I recommend this newsletter, if you’re interested in tech info in an easy to read form.
 

I'll be watching from the best seat......my recliner. I'm going to be saving thousands of dollars.

If I whine enough, someone will go get me a drink, I didn't have to pay to park, and the beers don't cost $25.

No drunk is going to slosh his $25 beer down my back, nobody will be standing in front of me, I don't have to stand in line for an hour to pee.

If I miss something, there's playback. I can watch it five times if I want.

When it's over, I can get home in.....0...seconds.

Win-win!

Go Chiefs!
 
Congratulations to the Eagles fans. I am a Cardinal's fan so I will never know what it's like to the way the Eagles fans are feeling right now and what the Chiefs fan have felt the previous two years. Came close once but.....
 
Congratulations to the Eagles fans. I am a Cardinal's fan so I will never know what it's like to the way the Eagles fans are feeling right now and what the Chiefs fan have felt the previous two years. Came close once but.....
Thanks. It was a great season of football to watch this year. All of Philly is amazed at how easily we beat the Chiefs.
 
Thanks. It was a great season of football to watch this year. All of Philly is amazed at how easily we beat the Chiefs.
You're not out there in all that "celebrating" I've been seeing, are ya?! :eek: 😄 According to my town's FB page, we're planning quite a gathering downtown today, too... I'm probably not brave enough to venture out to see what's going on in person but I may surprise myself. 🦅🦅
 
You're not out there in all that "celebrating" I've been seeing, are ya?! :eek: 😄 According to my town's FB page, we're planning quite a gathering downtown today, too... I'm probably not brave enough to venture out to see what's going on in person but I may surprise myself. 🦅🦅
At halftime on my street you could hear people chanting the Eagles fight song and spelling the name E-A-G-L-E-S. Fire crackers were going off after the game.

I stopped celebrating with the young people a long time ago. I was glad to see the fine young players on the Eagles win the title. They deserved it after the year they had getting there.
 
First time ever.........a Led Zep Whole Lotta Love in a Commercial for Nike! UGH!
Oh well, they are old men now, cash in while the goings good!
 

Mountain biker in New Mexico draws Eagles logo, spells out "Go Birds" with special route

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