this video is where my comment came from. There is no reason for a track to be built that fast with that kind of hazard. Those beams should not be there.
Feb 12, 2010 3:40pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:44 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:44 PM
Holy crap. What a dumbass design.
Feb 12, 2010 3:44pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:44 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:44 PM
Wow that video is sick.
Feb 12, 2010 3:44pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:44 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:44 PM
On "The Luge,"
Robin Williams: "What drunken, German gynecologist invented this sport? What guy went, "I want to dress like a sperm, shove an ice skate up my ass, and ride balls first down an ice chute. Ya. That would be fun." ?
I know it is a sad event, but I immediately thought of this. If it were my sport, I would think the quote is funny.
Feb 12, 2010 3:44pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:45 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:45 PM
I am hardly a luge expert, but that track looks suicidal! So sad.
Feb 12, 2010 3:45pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:46 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:46 PM
...hope his family wasn't there watching.
Feb 12, 2010 3:46pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:47 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:47 PM
Canadian architecture--'nuff said
Feb 12, 2010 3:47pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:50 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:50 PM
Wow that's a scary track. Does it make me a bad person that I'm now really looking forward to this event now? I don't want anything tragic to happen obviously, but with speeds that fast it will probably be an adrenaline rush just watching that.
Feb 12, 2010 3:50pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:52 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:52 PM
thedynasty1998 wrote:
Wow that's a scary track. Does it make me a bad person that I'm now really looking forward to this event now? I don't want anything tragic to happen obviously, but with speeds that fast it will probably be an adrenaline rush just watching that.
I would rather them just not have it than have a bunch of people get horribly injured and/or die.
Feb 12, 2010 3:52pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:54 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:54 PM
Not cool.
Feb 12, 2010 3:54pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:54 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:54 PM
Definitely not safe, obviously. I don't know how any of the other lugers could go down that track knowing someone died right there.
Feb 12, 2010 3:54pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:57 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:57 PM
Wow, steel posts a foot away from a guy coming out of a curve going 95 mph on a sled. Couldn't have someone seen the potential for something bad to happen when they were designing that thing.
Feb 12, 2010 3:57pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:58 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:58 PM
I bet they put something up ASAP..
Feb 12, 2010 3:58pm
tk421
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:58 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:58 PM
bartsimpson wrote:
Wow, steel posts a foot away from a guy coming out of a curve going 95 mph on a sled. Couldn't have someone seen the potential for something bad to happen when they were designing that thing.
You'd think they would have at least put a little padding on the things. It might not have helped all that much though as fast as they are going.
Feb 12, 2010 3:58pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 3:59 PMFeb 12, 2010 3:59 PM
Those posts wont be there by the weekend. I dont know how, but they will be gone. Keep your eyes on it. At minimum, pad the freekin posts. They werent even padded.
Feb 12, 2010 3:59pm
j_crazy
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 4:00 PMFeb 12, 2010 4:00 PM
video has already been axed by IOC. wish I could see the vid, but does anyone know where to find pictures of the track just so i can see how heinous this design is?
Feb 12, 2010 4:00pm
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010 4:02 PMFeb 12, 2010 4:02 PM
At the very least they need moved to the other side where momentum won't be an issue. That may be the most piss poor design flaw I've ever seen.
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