Interesting Facts I've Learned From The Olympics
As I said before, I'm not a huge fan of the Olympics but some things do catch my attention, drawing me in to learn more. Here are some things I learned over the past week:
Why do the fish people (swimmers, divers, etc.) always hop in the shower after their event?
It's not like they got dirty during the event and I can't imagine the water is so chlorinated that they need to wash off, so why? Why do we always see the aquatic competitors hopping in the shower as soon as they complete their event? And why are there cameras in the shower? Is it mandated they hear their results while bathing? The answer is quite simple; they are using the warm water from the shower to keep their muscles from seizing up. The warm water prevents the cool air from tightening their muscles. Hmmm, for some reason I was expecting a more interesting reason.
Why do the gymnasts pack around honey?
Is it an endorsement agreement for some major honey supplier? Are they getting paid off by the National Honeybee Foundation? Is it for a quick nutritional pick-me-up? Nope, again, another anticlimactic answer. A little honey on the fingertips and palms help to keep their hands sticking to whatever piece of equipment their body is manipulating or swinging/hanging from.
What the heck was the black stuff on the Kerri Walsh's shoulder?
Kerri Walsh is a USA woman's volleyball player. She had all this black "stuff" on her shoulder during one of their matches. Is it a tattoo? Is is covering a tattoo? Did she draw it on or did a wayward seagull make it his mission to defile her perfect body. Nope, it was just special medical tape to support some of her shoulder muscles. Geesh, these answers are not nearly as exciting as the questions.
If the Olympics are sold-out, why are there so many empty seats?
I was flipping through the channels and noticed this during a swimming event. I Googled it and learned that officials have even been busing in different clubs and fans in order to save face and fill the seats. I honestly don't have an answer for this one and I have a feeling that China doesn't either.
Any other mysteries out there I can solve for you? Any others you'd like to explain?
Comments
Here is one. Why don't the women swimmers wear bikini's?
Another. If these athlets are so fit to make it to the olympics why do some of their flap jiggle when they are participating?
Ready for another?
There are junior olympics and regular olympics, but is there any senior olympics? What would be some of the events?
Wheel chair races,
adult diaper change contest,
denture cleaning,
Walker relays,
remote channel flipping race, Story telling of the days of walking to school in three feet of snow uphill both ways.
booby lifting, face lifting,
beer drinking, contest to see how long it takes for the Viagra to take affect.
Us old guys would still look good in our speedo's don't you think?
The ladies could use their canes to help them balance on the balance beam. One problem I could see though is that they would have to make it a yearlong event so the contest could be completed between our naps and 4 PM dinner times. We would also need aides to come and get us to remind us why we are there and when we are suppose to do what ever we are there to do it. LOL Who knows we might even get our own endorsements for metamusal, and gerital.
Posted by: Gump | August 18, 2008 05:11 AM
Gump, you seriously have too much time on your hands. But, you might be onto something. Maybe you should call the Olympics and market your idea. I'll take half the proceeds for giving you the idea :-).
Posted by: Sandi | August 18, 2008 06:23 AM
The reason the swimmers shower is because the water is kept at a very cold temperature (not sure exactly how cold) to keep the swimmers from over heating during competition and practice. They shower when they get out of the water to warm up.
Posted by: Faith | August 21, 2008 04:58 PM