All Blog Posts Tagged 'olympic' (6)

While it's hard to believe that the summer Olympics are now over, one thing is for sure, London closed it out with a bang. Last night, the closing ceremonies included, according to the The Daily Mail, "one of the most spectacular fireworks displays the nation has ever seen." The 80,000 stadium seat holders and the hundreds of thousands people in London got to look up into the sky and see it light up like never before.

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By now, you may have heard about how, at this year's Olympics, Reuters is using 11 robots to shoot photos at impossibly amazing angles. According to Wired, "what Reuters will do is a whole new ball game." These robotic cameras, armed with Canon’s newest body, the 1-DX,…

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Though the Lego Colosseum still stands as the most impressive Lego creation we've ever seen, this Lego Olympic Stadium is right up there. Made entirely out of Lego bricks and minifigures, this London Olympic Stadium-inspired creation took four people two…

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Jumping Out of Your Skin



With the 2012 Summer Olympics almost upon us, we're sure to see creative and clever ideas sprout up that are inspired by the momentous occasion. In fact, a new Tumblr blog has just appeared called Olympic Non-Events that shows pictograms of everyday "sports." It hilariously shows these figures jumping, throwing and lifting things, but…

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The official poster of the 2010 Olympics has just been released. The maple leaf will be the face of the official games because it is one of Canada’s most widely recognized symbols. Instead of the standard rustic red, this maple leaf is in wintery shades of blue and vibrant greens.



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Interesting to see and hear about the different interpretations of the Olympic torch.

NY Times