Say, that's cool. The medals to be awarded at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will be made out of melted-down electronic devices. Maybe the folks running the Rio Olympics in 2016 can make theirs out of police helicopters?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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So they'll still be 'Made in China' ?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/10/video-chinas-toxic-wastelands-of-consumer-electronics-revealed/
Why not? Practically everything else we're selling as "Canadian" Olympic souvenirs is being made there.
Mostly I haz sad that even recycling ends of destroying the Earth. Fail.
i can't wait to win the brown zune for coming in 3rd at the biathlon.
I'm holding out for the silver mini-disc player.
The best way for the olympics to "go green" is to go away. Think of all those emissions saved.
Everyone should stay home, run in place and self-report results
Umm, running in place increases your carbon dioxide output. I think the greenest thing to do is stay at home and bask in the glow of self-righteousness.
But put them all together, they spell MOTHER...
(I mean, they collectively make one big mother of a sculpture.)
Wow, nice!
Almost makes up for our Olympic uniforms which are a joke - Sears/Canadian Tire circa 1978.
And the slogan: "Own the podium". Gag - welcome to Stephen Harper's Canada. Our last Olympics it was "Share the Flame" - and that is what Canada's all about. But oh no, in 88 we didn't win enough medals so now it's all 'Own The Podium.' Fuck the podium. Do your best, have fun, don't cheat.
Add on top of all of this the fact that we're being so nasty to the other athletes wanting to train on the Van/Whistler facilities, and I'm thinking I'm going to be cheering for everybody *but* Canada.
Oh but our flame looks like a huge blazing fattie.
That's pretty cool too - very BC.