IOC Wants To Do Away With Real Ammunition In The Olympics

[David1967]

Well it seems that PC is going a little to far nowadays's. Seems the IOC wants to forgo live ammunition in the Olympic shooting sports and use lasers instead. I guess these idiots have zero knowledge about internal and external ballistics. Now I have shot both trap (both international and US) and skeet and was selected as one of the representatives for the US Navy for the Olympic tryouts (didn't make it for the US team). And I can see no way that this sport (at this time) could use anything else but live ammunition.
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IOC seek to replace bullets with laser beams in order to attract TV audience

Is there no limit to this PC stupidity?

 

[Jeremiahcp]

I think they should use laser cats.

Spoiler: Epilepsy Warning, flashing lights.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Actually, I'd like to try it. It looks fun, but not as an Olympic event.


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I see the athleticism of curling a lot like that of bobsleigh: some members are doing bursts of physical effort (the sweepers or the pushing sledders) and one is doing a physically precise job (the thrower or the driver). The difference is that in curling, everyone rotates through all the roles, so each person has to be good at all of them.

 

[Revoltingest]

I see the athleticism of curling a lot like that of bobsleigh: some members are doing bursts of physical effort (the sweepers or the pushing sledders) and one is doing a physically precise job (the thrower or the driver). The difference is that in curling, everyone rotates through all the roles, so each person has to be good at all of them.

So the ideal curler essentially a janitor who can play shuffleboard on ice.
I didn't think it possible....but there's a sport dumber than 2-man luge.

 

[Skwim]

I see the athleticism of curling a lot like that of bobsleigh: some members are doing bursts of physical effort (the sweepers or the pushing sledders) and one is doing a physically precise job (the thrower or the driver). The difference is that in curling, everyone rotates through all the roles, so each person has to be good at all of them.

I think you have a decent point.