There's an old adage that says "nothing wagered, nothing won", and this sentiment seems to reverberate throughout the world of technological innovation. Whether you mean NASA's mission to put a person on the moon -- that tragically cost the lives of three astronauts in the Apollo 1 test -- or Bill Gates' belief that people wanted these crazy hunks of digital communication called "personal computers" in their homes and at a size that would fit on a desk, there are some marvelous design feats that the human race has pulled off in its lifetime.
One of those is the 6'4'', 244-pound mountain of tightly wound cables -- with a cannon strapped to his side and four-wheel drive underneath -- known as Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch.