In sports, a feat is an achievement that is achieved against all odds.
A feat is an action that is heroic or worthy of note . Its extraordinary characteristics make it a fact that transcends time , and that often achieves international notoriety.
For example: “The local team achieved the feat and qualified for the final of the tournament by beating the favorite 3 to 1” , “Feat of the North American doctors, who performed the first successful face transplant” , “The chronicles of the era speak of an unprecedented military feat."
sports exploits
Exploits can take place in any area. One of its most common uses takes place in sports , when a competitor or a team manages to beat the odds. If the Haitian soccer team defeats the Brazilian national team, one can speak of a feat since it is a result that is not consistent with the antecedents of both teams.
In a similar sense, a triumph for the tennis player who is ranked 536th in the ranking over the world number 4 would also be a feat, since the probabilities of victory would have been practically zero in the previous one. The feat, therefore, is usually associated with the unexpected or surprising.
A scientific feat implies the achievement of an advance or discovery.
Scientific achievements
The feats of science take place when researchers manage to successfully complete a previously unheard-of process or when they make a discovery.
In this sense, it should be mentioned that certain surgical interventions that are normal today were considered, a few decades ago, as great feats.
Exploits and records
It should be noted that the notion of feat contemplates a certain subjectivity . What for one person is a feat, for another may seem unimportant or inconsequential. In this context, the Guinness Book of Records is an annual publication that includes all kinds of incredible achievements by living beings from all over the world.
Below are some of the most searched feats on the Internet, many of which are part of the Guinness Book:
* bicycle stunts : for many people, learning to ride a bicycle represents a challenge and not everyone succeeds. However, this means of transportation, which for some serves as an ecological alternative to the traditional automobile, for others becomes an extension of their body that allows them to perform feats that make their viewers doubt their own sanity. Among the most risky tests are jumps of several meters, rides on railings and other extremely thin surfaces, and pirouettes that require cyclists to dismount for a few seconds while spinning in the air ;
* virtuoso musicians : for centuries, many composers have written pieces that only a few are capable of interpreting, whether for singing, violin or piano, among many other instruments. Listening to a good performance of a Liszt piano concerto, one of Paganini's impossible violin pieces or an aria written for castrato by Vivaldi is witnessing a feat. On the other hand, there are people who are dedicated to seeking fame through very specific challenges, such as playing " The Flight of the Bumblebee " by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in less than 66 seconds, or singing higher or lower notes than imaginable;
* parkour : this is a discipline that consists of taking advantage of obstacles found on public roads to push over them and perform all kinds of stunts . Jump between buildings, bounce from wall to wall, and launch yourself off bridges, all accompanied by 360-degree spins and fluid landings; These are some of the activities carried out by parkour experts, whose motto is usually "advance endlessly."
On the other hand, there are challenges such as solving the Rubik's cube in a few seconds, eating enormous amounts of food in an absurd time limit and climbing buildings in the style of Spider-Man .