Fun Facts. 1  Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988. 2  In professional table-tennis volleys, the ball can reach speeds as high as 90 miles per hour. 3  Table tennis is the national sport of China.  Table tennis is the second most played sport in the world, behind soccer.
The Borg Scale is a method to measure a personâs perceived exertion rate. Developed by Stockholm University professor Gunnar Borg during the 1980s, the scale does not require any equipment, but asks participants who engage in physical activity to assess his or her perceived rate of exertion from light to strenuous. The scale measures exertion in a range between six and 20.
Creating the Borg. One Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that would exert a major influence on the future of Star Trek was âQ Who?,â which was written by Maurice Hurley and marked the third appearance of the popular Q, played by John de Lancie. The episode also had the distinction of introducing Star Trekâs nastiest villains â the Borg.