Watch The Birdie...

Ever watched badminton doubles on TV? It was on TSN here at 2 in the morning, and it was oddly riveting. These guys leap into the air and hammer their racquet down on the birdie and it does go faster, but it still kinda floats. Then they just barely tap it to get it to just float over the net and die. They have to have really fast reflexes playing on a small court, and its really weird physics with that birdie. Who knew this was an international sport?