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There’s a big debate going on that you might not be aware of in the field of Egyptology, according to New Scientist. It’s about whether or not the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen had a left club foot. As you might guess, one side says yes he did, the other says no he didn’t. What’s lucky is [...]
The video is funny because of the events and the outcomes… But it also makes you ask – what can you do with a rental car? For example, if you do burnouts for two days and return the car with bald tires, what happens? If you enter a rental car in a 24-hour race, what [...]
Figure skating is taking center stage at the Olympics this week. One of the more mysterious aspects is the judging. Let’s lift the veil and see what is going on behind the scenes. Sasha Cohen provides our first insight to the judging – it is confusing: Here is an older video, but it openly discusses [...]
The other night, when I thought, “I wanna be a Canadian,” it was because of the red mittens. Every time a Canadian Olympic athlete waves at the crowd, those little white maple leaves on their mittens wink at me. Every time. Very flirtatious, those mittens.
Because I have a crush on Canada’s mittens, I pretty much think everything about Canada is cute as buttons right now, including the following:
Good question – How do you train for Olympic speed skating?
by Marshall Brain | February 15, 2010
This is a really interesting video that shows how Apolo Ohno trains for Olympic speed skating competition: How They Train: Speed Skater Apolo Ohno See also: Unexpected equipment: US Speedskating: athletes answer fan’s questions: More info: – How Competitive Figure Skating Works – Inside Winter Games Technology – How Ice Rinks Work [[[Jump to previous [...]
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