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| Thread ID: 107348 | 2010-02-13 00:10:00 | Winter Olympic luger Killed | wainuitech (129) | PC World Chat |
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| 857818 | 2010-02-13 08:51:00 | The lucky thing (if any) is that when his ride flipped it spun him backwards, and he didn't have to see the pillar that turned his brain to a pulp. Ideally the sides of the luge should have been built up high there. The problem with that however is that the more protection you build in, the less the public and the cameras can see of the event... and the money is made from the spectators... so the safety features are second to visibility and profits. 21 years old. A bleedin' waste. |
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| 857819 | 2010-02-13 09:00:00 | While luge is a dangerous sport the challenges presented by Whistler are unique. The 1,400 metre track descends the equivalent of a 48-storey building through 16 corners with ominous nicknames such as 50-50 and Shiver. The G-forces on sliders through the final series of corners are greater than those experienced by Formula One drivers. "We are very close to the ceiling of how fast you can go," Benshoof said. "We're going faster and faster and it's going to get to a point where its just a little too much. It's getting pretty crazy Sounds awesome, But as far as I'm concerned its up to the competitors to regulate their speed, Just because they can go fast enough to fly out of the track doesn't mean they should. |
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| 857820 | 2010-02-13 19:07:00 | Like all sports that are dangerous, but they are free to choose and suffer the consequences. |
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