Posted on Tue Jul 17, 2007 at 12:01:58 PM EST in Other Sports
More on: 2008 Olympics, weather, rockets, crazy, science (all tags)

There's nothing worse than having a major sporting event canceled or postponed because of the stupid weather. And with the 2008 Olympics quickly approaching, nobody wants to see Beijing become a wet mess when the world is watching. So, Chinese weathermen are planning to shoot rockets into the sky in hopes of blowing up rain clouds. No, seriously.

Zheng Guoguang is Mr. Meteorology when it comes to China and he said that tests are ready to get underway for the weather altering experiments. It seems that, there's some data showing that there is a 50/50 chance for rain during the opening and closing ceremonies and this summer marks the final chance to test the theory under conditions similar to those expected when the games kick off. And you thought that rockets were just used to bring about destruction. Nope, sounds like they can be used to bring sunshine to the world as well.

Now, we don't know about you, but this is all a bit farfetched for us to wrap our heads around. Honestly, it sounds like a great idea, but, then again, it also seems like some crazy scheme concocted by Dr. Evil or Mr. Burns. But if this technology can someday keep us from having to waste five days on a single tennis match, like we did with Rafael Nadal and Robin Soderling at Wimbledon a few weeks back, then we're all for it.

Links:
[ABC12.com]: China hopes to use rockets to keep Olympics dry

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Posted on Fri May 25, 2007 at 09:07:11 AM EST in Other Sports
More on: 2008 Olympics, Trojan Games, video, funny (all tags)

If you're anything like us then you can't wait until the pageantry and spectacle that is the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics kicks off on August 8, 2008. So, what the hell are you supposed to do for the next 14 months and change until the opening ceremonies? Well, we can't entertain you for that long, but we can help you kill the next five minutes by showing you highlights from the 2003 Trojan Games in Bucharest. So, enjoy these clips of the world's greatest athletes as you relive some of the most incredible displays of agility and grace that sport has ever seen. (Videos are NSFW)

Judo Semifinal

Weightlifting and Precision Vaulting clips after the jump.

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