less oil -> less olympic records

heroineworshipper · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: less oil -> less olympic records

A pretty obvious outcome in this years olympics that the media isn't covering is probably going to be the first decline in records being broken. It's going to be the broadest, most publicized decline in human ability so far and it's going to result directly from the decline in the precious juice.

Olympic athletes aren't millionaires collecting mortgage entitlements. Until they crack their first metal, they're flat broke, and with todays food shortages, probably eating a lot less protein fortified high nutrient power meals than they used to. With the oil shortages, assuming they can afford a full meal, they won't be commuting to the gym as much either.
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FireJack · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 16, 2005 Posts: 457

I think I speak for a lot of people when say the olympics has become about who can get away with the most doping.

Buggy · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 23, 2008 Posts: 149

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Nah I dont see that being true, these people devote their entire lives to Olympic games and training and I am sure that even though food is a bit more expensive they will manage to get enough of it. It will cost more sure but they can trim expenses in other areas of their lives to get it done, they can borrow too and get support and sponsors.I could see a larger gap between athletes from rich nations vs 3rd world nations but not across the board. If anything will kill records at this years Olympics it will be the smog clouds choking the city.

joeltrout · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 1317

I dont know about other countries but in the US olympic trials many world records have already been broken.

I predict more to come in the olympics. Not less.

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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

The Olympics are an embarrassment of excess.

The whole concept of a person wasting his/her entire youth "training" so that he/she can do a few flips better than some dude over there who has wasted his entire youth in the same manner is embarrassing.

Most embarrassing moment . . .

When U.S. gymnast "wins" only because there was a tallying error. In reality, the Korea dude got more points.

So does the U.S. gymnast do the right thing and give the other guy the gold?

Nope.

He clings to it and the ridiculous technicality that authorized him to keep it.

Low class and low character.

Throw in scores of dopers and the most polluted city on the planet, and that's a great week or two for the kids.

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You think athletes can't afford food? Laughing

By the way, it's "fewer" medals, not less.

cbxer55

I suspect the only reason there will be fewer records will be due
to the unbreathable air over there. Even with all the extra-ordinary
steps they are taking to clean up the air, it is TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE!
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deMolay · Intermediate Crude Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Posts: 907

Most of the elite atheletes are on drugs and have their way payed by taxdollars. It must be one hell of a GHG cloud to pack them around and take care of them all. I think it is wonderfull that they get to fill their lungs with Chinese smog. It looks good on them. Olympics=Drugs=Elite=Money=Scam.

BigTex

Ditto on the bad air.

I would think that would have to reduce everyone's edge a little.

I wonder how many records were set at the L.A. Olympics (was that 1984?). The air in L.A. isn't too great either.

But then again, pollution is a manifestation of overpopulation and the need to rely on a cheap and dirty fuel like coal.
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