Proof that there is a God: every time I've switched on the TV past couple of days, women's beach volleyball was on! My wife was scandalized that the men wore shirts. I was disappointed that the women seemed to all be very small-chested. However, watching the play for a while, and seeing the endless belly-flops into the sand, I could see evolution at work.

Slideshow here, on lower left.

The games begin as an enthusiastic crowd witnesses the the ancient ritual of sacrificing virgins to the Sacred Phallus in the arena. Selling advertising space on the Phallus is a relatively recent phenomenon.

Examples of a player calling a play with signals. There are many such shots in this slideshow. The photographers were obviously mesmerized by this concept.

Greek players deploy a little-known yet remarkably effective technique: turning the opposing players to stone.