:v: I didn't expect one of those kind of curtains to be used in an olympic village. (I think) It's basically a big pogo stick with curtain which you wedge between the walls.
They couldn't be arsed or forgot to put in a proper curtain.
That's the kind of curtain poor uni students such as myself use
Thanks brazil
That sink violently spraying water everywhere though
What a disgrace from the Brazilian government tbh.
If i were an athlete, i would've refused to participate in this years OL.
loving the separated bedrooms with separate doors leading into a double fucking shower, so the team can clean up together without having to get too close
what's up with the past few olympic villages being designed by reptilians who don't understand what privacy or social norms are
[QUOTE=dai;50801255]loving the separated bedrooms with separate doors leading into a double fucking shower, so the team can clean up together without having to get too close
what's up with the past few olympic villages being designed by reptilians who don't understand what privacy or social norms are[/QUOTE]
It's a social commentary on globalism.
[QUOTE=EskillV2;50801250]If i were an athlete, i would've refused to participate in this years OL.[/QUOTE]
A lot of these athletes have been training for years, if not their entire life, trying to make a debut, it's just unfortunate that Rio is so shitty, a lot of them probably didn't know it would be this bad. It would be very difficult to just not participate even with all this shit going on.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;50801352]A lot of these athletes have been training for years, if not their entire life, trying to make a debut, it's just unfortunate that Rio is so shitty, a lot of them probably didn't know it would be this bad. It would be very difficult to just not participate even with all this shit going on.[/QUOTE]
I know it would mean another 4 years but why can they not just skip this one? Is there something I am not taking into account? I would be extremely upset if I was one of them who trained so long only to be presented with such a shitty place.
[QUOTE=daigennki;50801407]I know it would mean another 4 years but why can they not just skip this one? Is there something I am not taking into account? I would be extremely upset if I was one of them who trained so long only to be presented with such a shitty place.[/QUOTE]
An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801431]An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.[/QUOTE]
Makes sense. Really sucks that they all have to go through this, all because of $$$ going between just a few people.
Some of the videos of the conditions in Rio are pretty comical (like this one), but it's sad to think about how it's almost certain that at least one athlete is going to die from the poor conditions down there.
I think my mindset would probably change if I had just trained for 6-12 years at a sport and been chosen as one of the top athletes in the country to represent my country in the world games...
But I think, if I was an Olympic athlete, I would still back down from going to Rio. I'd probably be very angry and resentful and heartbroken at giving up possibly my only shot at ever winning an Olympic medal, but I'd be angry at the IOC and Brazil's Olympic committee for letting this shitshow both be allowed to happen and doubling down on going through with it. I would lay the blame on the IOC for replacing my personal safety (and that of every athlete and visitor) with a mountain of money.
[editline]30th July 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;50801511]Some of the videos of the conditions in Rio are pretty comical (like this one), but it's sad to think about how it's almost certain that at least one athlete is going to die from the poor conditions down there.[/QUOTE]
I would hope it doesn't take that for the IOC to stop fucking up, but I worry that not only will it take an athlete dying, it will take athletes dying at multiple Games in separate years for the IOC to wake the fuck up and stop siting Olympic games in third-world locations*.
* I'm not calling Brazil a third-world country, but all I've seen, and heard from Brazilian fpers, is that Rio itself is currently a third-world shithole.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801431]An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.[/QUOTE]
sad thing is that after this they'll feel like they're 35+
Oh its one of those shitty curtain rods that you basically wedge between the two walls and hope to god that the friction keeps it held up.
I have a feeling Tokyo is going to pull out all the stops to make 2020 better now that Rio has gone and tarnished the name.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801431]An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.[/QUOTE]
even if they keep their condition for 4 years, there's no telling if someone that's simply better than them will come along and push them out of their spot
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801431]An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.[/QUOTE]
there are more 22 year olds in their peak condition than 18 year olds. 22 isn't "old as shit" by any means
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801431]An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.[/QUOTE]
i'd rather be a 22 year old with a bronze medal than a 18 year old with a gold medal but a permanent injury that takes me out of sports for good
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801431]An 18-year-old athlete is in their peak physical condition; depending on the sport, by the time they're 22, they're old and shit and can't compete against younger athletes coming into their prime years.
There are no 35-year-old gymnast gold medallists.[/QUOTE]
Maybe it's my disinterest in athletics in general speaking...I'm only paying attention to this year's games because it's going to be such a shitshow...but I find it an easy choice to make. I'd rather take my chances and bring home a bronze at 26 than try for a gold at 22 in Rio, mostly because I'd at least be healthy enough to enjoy knowing I was able to compete.
It just isn't worth it.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;50801516]I would hope it doesn't take that for the IOC to stop fucking up, but I worry that not only will it take an athlete dying, it will take athletes dying at multiple Games in separate years for the IOC to wake the fuck up and stop siting Olympic games in third-world locations*.
* I'm not calling Brazil a third-world country, but all I've seen, and heard from Brazilian fpers, is that Rio itself is currently a third-world shithole.[/QUOTE]
After Tokyo, the next Olympics will be held in either Rome, Paris, Budapest or Los Angeles (the decision will made this September) so at least the next two Games should be relatively okay
at 0:44 i thought they all stopped laughing because of something off-camera and the music was going to stop and the camera was going to pan to some sort of band of thugs in their apartment or radioactive waste coming out of the sink
[QUOTE=TestECull;50803541]I'd rather take my chances and bring home a bronze at 26 than try for a gold at 22 in Rio, mostly because I'd at least be healthy enough to enjoy knowing I was able to compete.
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There's no guarantee you'd even be selected for the next games, especially if you'd suddenly pulled out at such short notice. Most athletes only get to compete once. It's easy for us to say it isn't worth it but if I'd been pushing myself through intense training for four years for this moment, I think I'd be more likely to say three weeks in a shithole is worth it.
3 weeks in a shithole is no big deal, I grew up in a shithole and survived just fine. I just wouldn't want to swim in that shit. I can live with the rest of it
lol its like they went on a vacation and got into a cheap shitty hotel
[QUOTE=Jimesu_Evil;50803937]There's no guarantee you'd even be selected for the next games, especially if you'd suddenly pulled out at such short notice. Most athletes only get to compete once. It's easy for us to say it isn't worth it but if I'd been pushing myself through intense training for four years for this moment, I think I'd be more likely to say three weeks in a shithole is worth it.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't care. My future health is more important than a medal that's just gonna collect dust on my mantlepiece behind a sea of 1/35th tank models.
I don't care how much training I've done, I don't care if it's the only shot. I'm not risking getting shot by an off-duty cop over $120 and a shitty rental car, or for the damn olympic villiage to collapse under my feet, or to catch god only knows what from that river. There's a point where it's too much and, for me, there's nothing that would convince me to stay in the competition if it's held where it's going to be held.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;50803350]i'd rather be a 22 year old with a bronze medal than a 18 year old with a gold medal but a permanent injury that takes me out of sports for good[/QUOTE]
yeah because you're not where they are
the peak of any serious athlete's life is winning gold in the olympics. doing a sport simply because you enjoy it will not get you there
[QUOTE=TestECull;50804027]I wouldn't care. My future health is more important than a medal that's just gonna collect dust on my mantlepiece behind a sea of 1/35th tank models.
I don't care how much training I've done, I don't care if it's the only shot. I'm not risking getting shot by an off-duty cop over $120 and a shitty rental car, or for the damn olympic villiage to collapse under my feet, or to catch god only knows what from that river. There's a point where it's too much and, for me, there's nothing that would convince me to stay in the competition if it's held where it's going to be held.[/QUOTE]
it's much easier to say you don't care from the comfort of your computer chair
People train their entire lives for this, and most aren't going to give up their one shot at glory just because of the conditions in Rio. Of course [I]you[/I] don't care - you're not them.
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