Skip to content
PMTPMT DB

Pardon My Take - It's Saturday Lets Get Weird - Blake Bortles

Saturday, June 25, 201611 takes

Blake Bortles Wikipedia Club

Push
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20400
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Quarterbacks should throw to the side of the field farthest from the lake in Cleveland to avoid lake-effect snow

One thing that jumped off the page at me was the part about lake effect snow... that's why it snows so much in the Cleveland Browns Stadium. So as something that you can take away and practice from this, when you play up in Cleveland, throw the football to the side of the field that's farthest away from the lake to avoid the snow as much as possible.

While lake-effect snow is real, it typically blankets the entire stadium; throwing to one side of the field wouldn't significantly change the impact on a specific play.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20401
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Wikipedia author for 'Snow' was lazy for omitting God from the entry

They didn't talk about God at all in the snow entry. And it's like, why are you going to leave out the main protagonist in your writing? I thought that the author was kind of lazy in leaving that part out.

Wikipedia is a secular encyclopedia, so it wouldn't include religious figures as scientific causes.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20402
Big CatBig Cat

It is a myth that no two snowflakes are the same

It's actually not true that no two snowflakes are the same. Did you guys know that? I did not know that... But in 1988, a scientist found two identical snow crystals that came from the same storm in Wisconsin.

Nancy Knight of the National Center for Atmospheric Research did indeed find two identical snow crystals in 1988.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20403
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

The viral Jaguars 'lady' fan should be given sideline passes and locker room access

I mean, she needs to be, like, sideline pass minimum, possibly in the locker room. [Big Cat: If you want to win some nice internet PR, go viral, let's get Jacksonville Jaguars lady some season tickets on Blake Bortles.]

Giving fans locker room access is highly unusual and generally against NFL protocol, though she did become a cult hero.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20404
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Teams playing in Seattle should use snow machines to drown out the crowd noise

I also learned that snow is a sound absorber. So like if you ever have a game up in Seattle, I don't know if you can like rent a snow machine, but to kind of drown out the crowd noise a little bit, maybe you could just like drop a bunch of snow on them.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
While snow does absorb sound, the logistics and legality of using snow machines to dampen crowd noise are non-existent in the NFL.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20405
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

Snow can be used to put out fires because it is technically water

I mean, I feel like scientifically it's got to [put out a fire], right? Because it's technically water. I read the first paragraph. And it said form of water, so I figured it took some pretty deep thinking.

Snow can indeed be used to extinguish fires as it melts into water and cools the fuel, though it's less efficient than liquid water.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20406
Big CatBig Cat

Igloos can be over 100 degrees warmer on the inside than the outside

Igloos can be more than 100 degrees warmer inside than outside. Wow. That is impressive. That's just a wow moment that you need to let sink in for a second.

Snow is a great insulator; inside an igloo, body heat can raise the temperature to roughly 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit, which can be 100 degrees warmer than -70 degree outside air.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20407
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama's football team could potentially beat a professional NFL team

Doesn't that say that maybe after all, like an Alabama football team could beat some professional football teams? [Blake Bortles: Yeah, I mean, I guess it's kind of like the miracle on ice back in the day... I guess there's always a possibility.]

This is a widely debated but generally dismissed scenario by experts, as the physical development and depth of an NFL roster would almost certainly overwhelm a college team.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20408
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

The team's kicker would be the best choice for a coxswain role

Personality-wise, a long snapper would be perfect for [coxswain], but... long snappers usually aren't that small, so I'd probably say it'd have to be our kicker.

Kickers are typically the smallest/lightest players on a football team, making them the most logical fit for a role that requires being very light.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20409
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

I am a negative John Thomas sign candidate

I just want you guys to know that I'm actually a negative John Thomas sign candidate... [PFT: So your penis points away from your injuries.] That's correct.

This is a personal physical claim that cannot be verified but is stated as a fact within the comedic context of the show.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
#PMT-2016-0625-20410
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

Forty percent of women experience pattern baldness

Hey, but also, small spoiler, 40% of women experience it... male pattern baldness... [Big Cat: It would be female pattern baldness.]

Statistics from the American Academy of Dermatology and other medical bodies confirm that approximately 40% of women have visible hair loss by age 50.