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Or more precisely FPV Drone Racing (FPV – First Person View) also known as rotocross is a pretty young sport which allows players take control of flying quadcopter drones and race each other throughout various tracks. Each racing drone is equipped with a camera that fulfills the role of the pilot's eyes which can see what the drone sees thanks to the head-mounted displays showing a live stream video taken directly from the camera.  Source As mentioned , it's a pretty fresh sport. It originates from amateur races that began in late 2014 in Australia, but it gains popularity pretty quickly and many call it “the sport of the future”. Since the sport is still developing , it is hard to find funding, but there are leagues of competitive players which organize bigger events and set rules : what kind of drones are allowed and what kind of tracks to expect. Source From what I have seen, tracks range from parking lots, warehouses ( video ) to courts, parks and for...

Last week we had adaptation and fan fiction, so let me add something relevant to these subjects. Remakes are pretty popular and I suppose that everyone here has watched at least one movie of this kind. In the context of cinema and TV, remakes are productions based on an earlier scenario. They either tell anew the same story from start to end or modify it in various ways and for various reasons. Some of these only present a slight connection with their predecessor. But why are they made in the first place? Source There are many reasons behind remaking films and it's not only cash grabbing, even though money indeed plays a pretty important role in the whole process : remakes are treated as a kind of a safe ground. A tested and verified scenario is re-used so there is little risk, people are going to be familiar with it and there is high probability they w ill like it.  Changes in technology are another reason to remake films. New abilities and solutions a...

Stress   Stress can kill in the literal sense of the word. Therefore, the ability to relax and to resist crises is absolutely necessary for us to survive. Source:  https://youtu.be/vzrjEP5MOT4

Commercial vs. Reality I bet everyone noticed the unfair difference between what we see in commercials and what we see in the reality. Every time when you are inspired by a bright commercial of a perfect big-mac or fries you face the situation when the actual food on your tray differs a lot from what you were promised. Source: http://www.obligation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ads-vs-reality-fast-food.jpg