Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/07/2026it's pretty funny that the World Cup has sensors that detect the ball's rotation, acceleration, and location every .002 seconds (not exaggerating, the actual tech specs of the sensor) but also the game gets to the end and the ref says "ok I think 9 more minutes ... maybe more if I feel like it" 542513239
Just Bill @vilhelm5.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I remember when each baseball umpire had his own personal strike zone. 140
Daniel Howard @dannyman.toldme.com · 04/07/2026I like it this way. Play with your heart until you hear the whistle. Other sports with precision clocks crawl at the end as each team tries to Jedi Knight the outcome. In Soccer, the last thirty seconds are players kicking the ball. ⚽ 020
JF @ohsnapitsjf.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This is also how I feel about the football first down chain gang measurement Zoom in down to the grassblade when it's put down near the ball, while running basically freeballin' on the way there 2190
Tim Barnett @timbermunki.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Play to the whistle. Everyone on the pitch knows that and the Laws of the Game. Dunno what else to say. 030
the dumbest boy alive @typicaliconoclast.bsky.social · 03/07/2026It’s a byproduct of the fact that games actually don’t last nearly 90 minutes. Accurate timekeeping would actually fuck the game up pretty bad 010
massholio.bsky.social @massholio.bsky.social · 03/07/2026They should just call offsides live based on that data then 000
toastfuker @toastfuker.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Also we will just use a vibes based analysis to determine when to call for VAR 180
aaaahh!lec @lowmess.com · 03/07/2026also VAR cameras only shoot at 50fps so the discrepancy in timing between nearest frame and when the ball is struck can be something like 16cm at full sprint 4230
My Password is Louvre @bmceuen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I sort of get why they have it but they should absolutely stop the clock on hydration breaks lol 290
BornInDaEB 🟦🟧 @bornindaeb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Even the feels of a semi-human heart cannot be "measured". 😤static.klipy.comFolarin Balogun GoalALT: Folarin Balogun Goal 000
Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/07/2026yesterday the ref disallowed a Croatia goal because a sensor detected the ball infinitesimally touched a player's hair. this happened in the 103rd minute of a game that was supposed to be 90 minutes but then the ref added 10 minutes but then Portugal scored so he added 3 more without telling anyone 1746717
crackedemerald.bsky.social @crackedemerald.bsky.social · 03/07/2026they got missiles staring at the ball being kicked 000
Uroš @slowriot23.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Only one of those is dumb and it's not the arbitrary added time 010
xakab #MichaelSchumacherTheGOAT @xakab.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Adds that human artisanal touch! /j 000
DJ Mais Forte @joelmsimmons.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Before VAR:we not sure anymore if this was a fault or not or if the referee did the right analysis and judgement After VAR:the computer and cameras does all the measurements as possible yet we not sure if the referee did the right analysis and judgement After VAR 0110
Dennis @dennisf.bsky.social · 03/07/2026German precision mixed with French laissez faire. Soccer! 090
Harley Faggetter @topper.falkon.org.uk · 03/07/2026Because players can game stoppage time if it's recorded precisely. If it's vibe-based the ref's unlikely to count any of your fucking around 450
Ches (4-1-1) @chesometer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It’s a rule that is singlehandedly disqualifying for me to be interested in getting into soccer 000
Hootiewhom @hootiewhom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Better system than a ref spotting the ball manually then manually measuring. 000
am-mccarthy.bsky.social @am-mccarthy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026"How much time do we have left to score" "Well, that's a good question, to which there's no answer" 030
Luaren the Spookycat @avder.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It wouldnt even be that hard to start and stop the clock and maintain the same pace. Just have a timekeeper and have the ref signal to stop the clock and then restart 5 seconds later when they inbound. 000
Befarrell @befarrell.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Need to get this technology out of the game before it ruins it…. 000
lemurfemurs @lemurfemurs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Offsides calls and non-calls are gonna get people talking no matter what; best thing to do is embrace it. Also strict time stoppages are the absolute worst, even worse than any VAR elbow-bone sticking a quarter inch over the line type of call. Lastly, we love our baseball robot umps, don't we/?? 000
chancey-williams1.bsky.social @chancey-williams1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The sensors know everything… except when the final whistle is actually coming. 😅⏰ 000
ronit-b.bsky.social @ronit-b.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Unfortunately we have no way of measuring time accurately 010
Black Cloud Six @blackcloudsix.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Ya’ll know that the ref wears two watches, right? He uses the stoppage watch to measure the amount of time to be added and *then* to measure the amount to be added *during* stoppage time. It’s funny that you’re watching and still don’t know how the game works. 260
beaudrydfw.bsky.social @beaudrydfw.bsky.social · 03/07/2026God please don’t let this convince the tech bros that we need to start measuring stoppage time to the nanosecond because it’s so much more important to get things technically accurate than to be comfortable with imprecision. 020
B Wright @nuttyridge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The vibes I'm sensing say 8 more minutes, jk, they mean 9 000
redsbb00.bsky.social @redsbb00.bsky.social · 03/07/2026OMG. That is so funny. I totally agree. I have said for decades that stoppage time is the most stupid thing in sports. 010
Ed Brooks @orangeskin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026It covers the ref who forgets to start his/her timer. I did that a time or two and sometimes the backup (an AR) also forgets. Good times. 010
Boover @boover.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Look at NASCAR...3 laps to go and out of nowhere comes a "green-yellow" flag, meaning they can get 3 more commercials out of it. 020
Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 03/07/2026We used to have Fergie time in England. The match carried on until Man Utd had scored. 1440
The Ghost of Mr Hand @theghostofmrhand.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Just wait until people find out the NFL can utilize the same technology right now to precisely spot the ball during games. 250
JLMezz @jlmezz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I find this game absurd specifically because of the seemingly arbitrary rules. Make it make sense. Anyone. 000
Mathdemigod @mathdemigod.bsky.social · 04/07/2026We still have human umpires in baseball too, even though cameras are much better at it. What's your point? 000
Marc Olson @molson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026if it were up to the referees there wouldn't even be a running clock in the stadium 1180
Larry Wolfarth @infoshaman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026We're amused that announcers declare "10 minutes remain" at the 80:00 mark--ignoring the 3 minutes added time for commercials, the 90 seconds added time for each goal previously scored, VAR minutes, & time with players on the ground. In my household, guessing the added time is a game in itself. 030
HoneyBooKelly 🇨🇺🇪🇺 @sashakhan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Yep. The game ends when the ref blows the whistle. 010
Huggers23 @huggers23.bsky.social · 03/07/2026static.klipy.comWhen Someone Gets Your Joke - Michael Scott's ReactionALT: When Someone Gets Your Joke - Michael Scott's Reaction 010
Kieran, she/her @kieranblake.bsky.social · 03/07/2026As a new watcher, I’m very befuddled by the time sitch 000
zachcoffin.bsky.social @zachcoffin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026FIFA is a mass of contradictions with a bit of corruption added for spice. 000
Sean McCarthy @seanmccarthy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026And if a rare goal is scored in the extra time calculated entirely off of vibes then we’re gonna use technology to disallow the goal because a guy’s shoelace was one micrometer offsides. 090
Cheyne @cheyneeug.bsky.social · 03/07/2026They tried precision stoppage time last world cup and it lead to like 15+ min every game lmao 2521
Evan Kirshenbaum @evankirshenbaum.bsky.social · 03/07/2026With a decent referee watch, they know exactly how much stoppage time there is. The problem is that they're the only ones that know, and they only say once. 110
Bacon! @baconater28.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Yeah, it doesnt seem to be as bad this world cup, but my biggest contention with stoppage time was the amount of time wasting by players. If you could actually account for all those secs when they sat on the ground longer or took their sweet ass time with a throw in, would they still do it? 010