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more about #beijingolympics HJTravels: . more » HJTravels: Why would I buy 5000 condoms for $700+ when I can buy 1000 XXL condoms for $110? #5000leftovercondoms more » trekie86: Were they expecting some major intercontinental booty calls that they had to hand out condoms at the Olympics? #5000leftovercondoms more » secretmanofagent: Eh, about fifteen cents a pop at the minimum isn't exactly worth it. Are they different flavors? #5000leftovercondoms more » MilesBFree: "faster, higher, and stronger" uh, faster? don't they mean "think about baseball"? #5000leftovercondoms more » Monty: Was there some new Olympic event introduced in Beijing that was not televised? So, um -- why were they distributing condoms at the Olympics? Were th... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Unused I hope.. #5000leftovercondoms more » StormPooper: WTF is this, do you need 5 penises to use it? #5000leftovercondoms more » met2art: "Well, your opening ceremmony was certainly grand and impressive, and your performance in some of the events was interesting, but unfortunately I'm di... more » Skunky: O_o more » albokay: Doesnt seems like the olympic goal that is who can finsh the quickest is a good match for condoms. #5000leftovercondoms more » Norm the Alligator: With them linked together like that I don't think they're safe to use anymore. #5000leftovercondoms more » -
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On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
Hot date this weekend? Impress with your sports memorabilia collection by snatching up these 5,000 condoms leftover from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With inscriptions like faster, higher, and stronger, they're a bargain at a starting bid of $730. More » -
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What's It Like To Stand On the Water Cube's High-Dive Platform?
Full-screen this beautiful high-res panorama cooked up by the New York Times's top-notch interactive graphics folks and find out. [NY Times via Kottke] -
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Chinese Farmers Build Birds Nest Stadium Out of Bamboo
The Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed “The Bird's Nest,” has already become an icon in the country of 1.3 billion. But for some farmers close to Hangzhou (located in the southeast of China), the Herzog & de Meuron structure was just too darn far away... so in a fit of DIY ingenuity, they built their own replica out of bamboo. Steel's apparently kind of hard to get when you're living on a couple of dollars a day. More » -
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Beijing's Gigantic LED Wall Is Fully Solar Powered
Say what you will about the fiascoes leading up to the Beijing Olympics, but the event has brought along with it some amazing new architecture. Greeting visitors attending the Xicui entertainment complex near the site of the games is a 20,000 square foot wall of computer-controlled LEDs, the largest of its kind ever built. Better yet, the wall manages to power itself completely using only the sun. More »
