Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded electronic equipment
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#2I can't help but think this olympics will go into the history books with an asterisk. That probably has something to do with Biles stepping down. It just feels weird.
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#3Fun fact: Electronic waste contains two orders of magnitude more gold per mass than actual gold ore.
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#4They were going for sustainability angle like recycled medals, stadium benches out of reused wood, cardboard hybrid beds for the village, etc.
COVID blew them all away though.
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#5Small details like this make my day. I also love how it was basically crowdfunded by Japanese people. It quite strenghtens the symbolic value of the medal I think.
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#6I can't help but think this olympics will go into the history books with an asterisk. That probably has something to do with Biles stepping down. It just feels weird.
It might be more because these Olympics have been held during a pandemic. With all kinds of consequences.
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#7They were going for sustainability angle like recycled medals, stadium benches out of reused wood, cardboard hybrid beds for the village, etc. COVID blew them all away though.
I feel like any article on the Olympics should mention that >80% of the Japanese population was against holding the Olympics [1].
And that in most respects it has be a disaster, I've lost count of the number of scandals and resignations... [2] Rather than being good PR for Japan, it feels like it's been overwhelmingly negative.
On top of this, COVID19 infections are rapidly increasing (now at their highest level). While the government expands the state of emergency, asking people to restrict their activities while holding the largest sporting event in the world...
[1] https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14351670
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/19/tokyo-olympics...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/world/asia/yoshiro-mori-t...
Re: Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded electronic equipment
#8They were going for sustainability angle like recycled medals, stadium benches out of reused wood, cardboard hybrid beds for the village, etc. COVID blew them all away though.
I feel like any article on the Olympics should mention that >80% of the Japanese population was against holding the Olympics [1]. And that in most respects it has be a disaster, I've lost count of the number of scandals and resignations... [2] Rather than being good PR for Japan, it feels like it's been overwhelmingly negative. On top of this, COVID19 infections are rapidly increasing (now at their highest level). Wh…
Olympics is such a massive waste of money that nobody except politicians who want to show off with taxpayer money or industrials benefiting from government contracts would be for it.
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#9I can't help but think this olympics will go into the history books with an asterisk. That probably has something to do with Biles stepping down. It just feels weird.
In the grand scheme of things, Biles stepping down is inconsequential, and it is definitely not a reason for an asterisk in the history books, no matter what this week's news cycle try to make you believe.
One year delay, and basically no live audience due to the still ongoing lockdowns and pandemic would be a reason for the asterisk.
Re: Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded electronic equipment
#10They were going for sustainability angle like recycled medals, stadium benches out of reused wood, cardboard hybrid beds for the village, etc. COVID blew them all away though.
I feel like any article on the Olympics should mention that >80% of the Japanese population was against holding the Olympics [1]. And that in most respects it has be a disaster, I've lost count of the number of scandals and resignations... [2] Rather than being good PR for Japan, it feels like it's been overwhelmingly negative. On top of this, COVID19 infections are rapidly increasing (now at their highest level). Wh…
No. More than 80% are against doing Olympics during COVID lockdown.
I think the majority is for a non-COVID olympics.