darpar
Had to Google it. Now I kinda wish I hadn’t. Life was better prior to wasting that minute and devoting the six brain cells required for storing the memory.

    darpar

    That’s the Olympic spirit. The judges screwed up, but because it was not pointed out to them until four seconds beyond an arbitrary established time period, the competitor loses. Another black eye for subjectively scored events.

      johnnydoom I just watched a replay of the women’s Breaking gold medal match won by Japan. Break dancing seems like a strange addition, but is every bit as athletic and artistic as long accepted Olympic competitions

      I watched the men's bronze medal match and they were incredible! Better athletes than 75% of the other sports.

        fatshot I think he was 4 for 4 from beyond the arc in the last 3-4 minutes.....!!!

        The last one was absolutely ridiculous!

          Stu1961 Lose breaking, but get to look forward to flag football in 2028. Then, maybe, ultimate frisbee in 2032, checkers in 2036, and knitting in 2040?

          Pickleball in 8 years I'd guess

            darpar And Chiles is already back home. With the medal.

            And lest we forget...it is a racist thing. So I've read from Chiles' family posts.
            SMH

              Par4QC You know damn well we could never compete.
              Airlines would lose our equipment. Or break it.

              Isn't that just an opportunity to acquire more? 😉

                Stu1961 Lose breaking, but get to look forward to flag football in 2028. Then, maybe, ultimate frisbee in 2032, checkers in 2036, and knitting in 2040?

                Surely pickleball is going to be there.

                    No disrespect to the competitors but I just cant get my head around breakdancing as an Olympic Sport. Thankfully just a one off

                    Yipsy Real bronze acquires a patina. It can be left as is or it can be polished. But bronze is gonna be bronze, and bronze develops a patina; in other words, it oxidizes.

                      I guess we now know why Tom Cruise was at the Olympics.....
                      He had to pick something up!

                      Yipsy Their value goes way beyond those figures.
                      Even that $5 bronze can fetch winners upwards of 100's of 1000's. Depends on the country.

                      (it would have to be really heavy to be worth $5 in scrap, btw)

                        Yipsy why people try stealing copper. Not much value.

                        That's being uninformed. Copper only this week went under $4; it had been over $5. That is per avoirdupois pound, not troy ounces as gold & silver are bought/sold.

                        I have sold several 1000's pounds of copper. When it was only $2, and felt like I was rich. 😉
                        Matter of fact, the car I drive today was bought with 'copper' cash.

                          Yipsy Not much value.

                          Probably one of the most valuable scrap metals there is today.
                          Electricians get ripped off by thieves for copper wire all the time.$$$

                              darpar The electrician that rewired our hotel always takes the scraps home. His 2 car garage was so full he had to park his $86K truck outside.....that he bought with scrap money. 😲