Posts tagged with ‘2012 olympics

Paralympics opening ceremony celebrates British science

The regular Olympics in London are old news now, but don’t forget the 2012 Paralympics. Not at all to be outdone by the olympic Olympics, the Paralypics upped the celebration of British literature with a celebration of Britain’s amazing contributions to science and technology, much of which makes the Paralympics possible. 

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The Swedish king gets a bit excited during the Olympics (the Swedish queen is the embarassed woman clapping her hands next to his highness) - “GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!”

The Swedish king gets a bit excited during the Olympics (the Swedish queen is the embarassed woman clapping her hands next to his highness) - “GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!”

Daily Discussion: The sexiest Olympic athletes

So the Olympics is wrapping up, and if you’ve been watching, who are some of the sexiest fit bods you’ve seen? 

Just how fast is Usain Bolt compared to other gold medal sprinters of past Olympics?

Kind of interesting to put it all in perspective, to see how advances in fitness, training and gear have made Olympic sprinters way faster than the fastest people on Earth in the late 1800s.

Behold, my greatest achievement to date

I managed to get my hands on an olympic torch, and with a few minor modifications, I turned it into a giant cup and ball. It was taken off of me before i managed to land the ball in the cup though : (

My second idea was to use it as a gold club.

How Speedo developed this year’s record breaking swimsuit

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, many swimmers were wearing a full-torso polyurethane suits that compressed the body and increased buoyancy. That suit helped many swimmers break a number of world records, but it was a bit too good, and subsequently banned from international competition. So in 2009, Speedo had to start all over to create a suit in time for the 2012 games that would keep a competitive edge, while staying within the new international competition guidelines.

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Wait, is that a German official giving a Nazi salute during the Olympic opening ceremonies?

Aw c’mon, that’s hardly appropriate…






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