The World of Badminton

About

In badminton, you need to be fast and swift. It is played with equipment called rackets and shuttlecock on a wood, dirt or even just a grass ground. The court of a badminton is a smaller version of a tennis court. Badminton was first developed in Battledore and Shuttlecock.

Playing the game

When the player serves , it is already the cue that the game has started. Each one on the other side will hit the shuttlecock with the net of the racket and not letting it touch the floor. Or else, the other team or player wins.

Strategies

The objective of the game is to be able to win it by making through the required number of points which is making the opponent make mistakes. One way, is letting your opponent hit the shuttlecock so hard that it will reach the outside of the lines of your side of the court. Another is not being able to hit the shuttlecock which means hitting it on the floor. Another is holding the net. Last but not the least, holding the shuttlecock with any parts of the body.

Basic Strokes

Overhead shots can be done by hitting the shuttlecock literally above your head. Underhand shots are thrown below the person’s waistline. If you hit it on the right side, it’s called forehand shot. On the other side, it is called the backhand shot. If you are left handed, you will always substitute the left for right. Serving should be done right. And if you want to win, use a smash or kill shot for a finishing move. There are also useful auxiliary shots. These are the hairpin and cross court net shots. You can also mix them. One example is the round-the-head shot where it looks like a forehead but it’s actually an overhead backhand shot.

Here is an example of a badminton match(single and men division):

Interesting Facts About Language

Language is diverse. You might not notice it but it changes non-drastically even the most elit person will not be able to interpret, read or recognize words that were in his or her mother tongue 500 years ago.

There’s a Nigerian-Congo family in Africa who have family members who speak different languages over 1,400. ( How can they understand each other then?)

English, Chinese, Japanese and other popular languages are not the only ones in the world. It has been estimated that there are currently 6, 000 of it.

Try to think of a word that will rhyme with orange. The answer will literally be nothing. How about for purple? Nope, still nothing.

If you want to translate Pinocchio to Italian, it will mean “pine head”.

What are the most common letters you use in the English Language? They are S, T, L, N, R and one vowel letter, E.

Almost all codes of the US Army was deciphered by their enemies and there was only one code during the World War II that was saved. The Navajo soldiers also known as the codetalkers were able to invent a radio code that was based on their mother tongue. It was the only successful way for combating US soldiers to ensure that it will safely go to their co-soldiers and not some Japanese imitators.

If you try to type the word “typewriter” you’ll notice that you type them with the top of the keyboard and it’s the longest one you can type on that place.

If you wonder how many words you speak one day? There are an estimated of 4, 800 words. Unless if you’re a mute or just a silent type of person.

Want to win the longest word made? Try HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA.

If you can spell words the same way from both ends, we call them palindrome. An example is racecar which is still racecar.

Top 10 Tallest Bulidings

1. Burj Khalifa

Location: Dubai, UAE

Height: 2, 717 ft

A total of 163 floors, it is the tallest man-made skyscraper in the world. It was finally opened to public last January 4, 2010. The skyscraper was build on the determination of their government to make the economy not only an oiled based nation but also a tourism based.

2. Shanghai Tower

Location: Shanghai, China

Height: 2, 073 ft

Also called as the Shanghai Central Tower, the towers was designed by a great architectural firm in America which is the Gensler. It has nine cylindrical buildings piled on top of another.

3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Height: 1, 971 ft

Owned by the government, the tower as well as the surrounding ones were made to be able to achieve a modern way of supporting for their own pilgrims. Not only it’s the 3rd tallest building but it is also the tallest clock tower and largest clock face in the world.

4. One World Trade Center

Location: New York City, USA

Height: 1, 776 ft

Sharing a similar name with the original World Trade Center or the Northern Twin Tower, it was built a few acres near to the old site. The world trade center had seven buildings and the most popular ones were the twin towers until it was attacked by terrorists long time ago.

5. CTF Finance Centre

Location: Guangzhou, China

Height: 1, 740 ft

Formerly known as The CTF Guangzhou, Chow Tai Fook Centre is a building constructed for Hotel, Residential and Commercial purposes. The owner of the said building is the Chow Tai Fook Enterprises in China.

6. Taipei 101

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Height: 1, 670 ft

7. Shanghai World Finance Center

Location: Shanghai, China

Height: 1, 614 ft

8. International Commerce Centre

Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Height: 1, 588 ft

9. Petronas Tower 1 and 2

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Height: 1, 483 ft

10. Zifeng Tower

Location: Nanjing, China

Height: 1, 476 ft