sochi
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The Winter Olympics Are A Lot More Fun When You Add Star Wars Lasers
I’d watch more Winter Olympics sports if they had Imperial AT-AT walkers firing lasers at the athletes. Non-lethal lasers, that is. Or lethal. I’d watch anyway.
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Sochi’s Giant Pinscreen Wall Is Hypnotic In Action
British architect Asif Khan’s MegaFace art installation was teased well before the athletes had even arrived in Sochi. But now that the Winter Olympics are well under way, we’ve finally got footage of the giant automated pinscreen in action — and it’s even more awesome than we’d hoped.
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US Bobsledder Busts Through A Door To Escape His Sochi Bathroom
Team USA bobsledder Johnny Quinn got trapped in his Sochi bathroom while taking a shower when his door jammed and wouldn’t open. Luckily, the former NFL football player turned slider had more than enough muscle to breach what looks like a rather flimsy door.
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Briefly: GM’s Wind Tunnels Aren’t Only Used To Test Car Aerodynamics
General Motors’ wind tunnels aren’t only used to test the aerodynamics of the carmaker’s latest vehicles. Here we see a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team working to improve his tuck position so he’s as streamlined as possible as he streaks down a mountain. [FastLane]