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Why I Love The Olympics?

by podblack on August 16, 2008

For Teh Science!! Just a few grabs:

A Secret Tool for the U.S. Swim Team – High-speed tracking techniques to measure fluid dynamics improve swimmers’ strokes.

The Tech Inside Olympic Fencers’ Amazing Future-Warrior LED Helmets- Basically, the future helmets only get busted out during big time Olympic competitions for, unsurprisingly, the aesthetics. They simply display the exact same signal that’s been showing up on the scorer’s desk for decades using the same type of electrical system, says Giz fan Michael from fencing supply kings fencing.net. …The LEDs on the mask help the referee make quicker scoring calls and allow the duelers to know when a hit has been made instantly.

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