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Official 2008 Olympic thread

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  1. Lil Pun

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    What a freaking race by Phelps! :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
    #981 Lil Pun, Aug 15, 2008
  2. francis 4 prez

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    did phelps really win? i swear it looks like the other guy touched first. guess you can't argue with the timer.
     
    #982 francis 4 prez, Aug 15, 2008
  3. SamFisher

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    THAT WAS FREAKING AMAZING
     
    #983 SamFisher, Aug 15, 2008
  4. Cannonball

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    By .001 of a second. WTF??? How in the hell did that happen?
     
    #984 Cannonball, Aug 15, 2008
  5. moestavern19

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    Sweet merciful ****buckets.


    Phelps > *


    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
    #985 moestavern19, Aug 15, 2008
  6. JeopardE

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    That's just destiny, baby.

    Most amazing 30 seconds of TV I've watched in months.
     
    #986 JeopardE, Aug 15, 2008
  7. francis 4 prez

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    i didn't even notice watching phelps so much that crocker didn't even get 3rd (also by .01 seconds!). dammit.
     
    #987 francis 4 prez, Aug 15, 2008
  8. yuantian

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    how can they even measure that accurately. it seems like the other guys finger touched first. but the dude ran out of gas. :D
     
    #988 yuantian, Aug 15, 2008
  9. chestr

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    Don't the walls have sensors?
     
    #989 chestr, Aug 15, 2008
  10. Joshfast

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    That's our boy :cool:

    USA,USA,USA!!
     
    #990 Joshfast, Aug 15, 2008
  11. SamFisher

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    you push the black pad thingy and the timer stops man, it's like how you get food deliverd to your cage. Push the button and the feeder drops some pellets into your bowl.
     
    #991 SamFisher, Aug 15, 2008
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    That was incredible! I sat together watching history being made, screaming my head off for thirty seconds. It's so hard to tell about the touch because Cavic lunged into it and Phelps took an extra stroke, causing a large splash. The slow motion shots don't help at all though. It's in the bag baby, Americans in the relay tomorrow!
     
    #992 mtbrays, Aug 15, 2008
  13. JeopardE

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    They showed it in slow motion. The last lunge was stuff of legend. The other guy was just floating in... Phelps dug deep to find that gold medal.

    He was actually in 7th place at the turn, and came all the way back. Wow.
     
    #993 JeopardE, Aug 15, 2008
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    that was crazy, I thought Phelps was done but he somehow snuck his finger in.

    WOW
     
    #994 Storm Surge, Aug 15, 2008
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    HAHAHA Sam you are hilarious...
     
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  16. Cannonball

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    There's a sensor in the wall. I think they've been doing it this way since the late 60's. Omega has been the official timekeeper of the Olympics since 1932.
     
    #996 Cannonball, Aug 15, 2008
  17. Storm Surge

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    What would happen if they tied???

    Double gold medals or double silver???

    lol
     
    #997 Storm Surge, Aug 15, 2008
  18. yuantian

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    i hope they are using machines to measure, not pushing the buttons. that's kind of outdated. :D
     
    #998 yuantian, Aug 15, 2008
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    200m+ eveyrone will run out of gas except phelps.
     
    #999 DwangBoy, Aug 15, 2008
  20. yuantian

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    double gold. a couple of swimmers tied for bronze a few days back.
     
    #1000 yuantian, Aug 15, 2008
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