Am I the only one who thinks the Olympic medalists are wearing CDs?

[cynatnite]

They sure don't look like medals.

[TroubleMan]

1. Think how much money they save because of the hole in the middle.

It's the same reason that ridges started being put on coins...to shave down the weight.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. No, ridges were put on to keep people from shaving metal off

the coins, back in the day when coins were gold and silver and actually worth the amount of metal in them.

Shave a little bit off a few coins, and you can make a new coin, and they'll pass as official to the untrained eye.

So, the ridges.

[TroubleMan]

7. I thought it was the opposite....interesting

I guess it works both ways.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Post a pic - I have not watched, even accidentally, one second

of the Olympics.

So I've seen nothing, except a picture of the dresses of the Alps that one of the opening dancers was wearing.

[Benfea]

4. Here you go

http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/news_story/?ID=155015&hubname=olympics

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Wow, those are ugly.

They look like they just took some gold foil and wrapped it on a CD.

[Benfea]

8. Personally, I don't mind it.

But then, aesthetics are an inherently subjective thing.

I do however agree that they look like oversized CDs.

[JVS]

10. Those medals suck! They bring shame to Italy!

[cynatnite]

5. Here:

[yvr girl]

9. They're terrible looking

Big, thin discs. Yuck.

[tuvor]

11. I liked it better the OLD way!

Crazy kids and their "rock and roll"...

[SoCalDem]

12. All those free AOL CDs?? Just sayin

:)