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[ahoyhoy]

Man I wanted to visit Rio this winter.

... guess not anymore.

 

[void666]

Man I wanted to visit Rio this winter.

... guess not anymore.

I was born and raised in ipanema. Lived in rio my whole life and i think it's a shithole.
I know foreigners who love this city and i'll never understand why.

 

[Calamari41]

I was born and raised in ipanema. Lived in rio my whole life and i think it's a shithole.
I know foreigners who love this city and i'll never understand why.

Rio is presented in a very, very romantic light in the US. A lot of it is probably people wanting the image in their mind to be true so badly that they kind of will it into being.

 

[subrock]

Any log races?

This deserves more love

 

[Zips]

Naked Gun I love it.gif

The birth of a new Olympic Sport.

 

[Lucky Forward]

 

[AusRoachman]

Lighting of the olympic torch should just be a giant toilet bowl,

 

[Escape Goat]

Lighting of the olympic torch should just be a giant toilet bowl,

Or at the very least a match.

 

[Walpurgis]

Rio is presented in a very, very romantic light in the US. A lot of it is probably people wanting the image in their mind to be true so badly that they kind of will it into being.

I watch a lot of American TV and movies, and I have always gotten the impression that most of Brazil is a sad dump. The only movie set there that I have seen is City of God so maybe my perception is skewed.

 

[Social]

been to Rio twice in the past 2 years, never had issues with the water though... I guess it's one of those thing you don't want to think about much...

 

[Diprosalic]

get your shit together brazil.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

international athletes at all water venues would have a 99 percent chance of infection if they ingested just three teaspoons of water — though whether a person will fall ill depends on immunity and other factors.

So...... not 99% then?

 

[sangreal]

I watch a lot of American TV and movies, and I have always gotten the impression that most of Brazil is a sad dump. The only movie set there that I have seen is City of God so maybe my perception is skewed.

You haven't watched Fast 5?

 

[Insane Metal]

Yup, that's Rio. At least now they can't hide these things anymore. The world will see the truth about this country in the olympic games.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

yikes. bail the fuck out

 

[OrangeYouGlad]

California water expert? I question the legitimacy of this article.

 

[Kin5290]

So...... not 99% then?

Infection does not equal clinical signs of disease.

 

[neogaffer1]

Well, shit...

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BREAKING NEWS: Terrible spot to hold Olympics is terrible, who would've thought.

 

[Funky Papa]

But I thought GAF was all for eating from dat prized Brazilian booty.

 

[Twentieth]

Yup, that's Rio. At least now they can't hide these things anymore. The world will see the truth about this country in the olympic games.

Most problems will be ignored when the Olympics come (no one cared during the World Cup, for instance). This one directly affects the athletes, though, so it's a bigger issue.

 

[rokkerkory]

What a crappy situation

on the serious note, shouldn't this be tested before the city is selected?

 

[NEO0MJ]

went they have violent explosive diarrhea they can hold hands

Wait, what's the story behind this?! What sort of madman would design such a thing?

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Uh, the suggestion is to go early to build an immunity? How about I refuse to play until a competent venue is selected?

 

[The Lamp]

So...... not 99% then?

Infection isn't the same thing as that.

 

[rjinaz]

I've always wanted the Olympics to be more like Survivor. I might actually watch them now.

 

[Twentieth]

Let us not forget that Brazilian

Spoiler

fart porn

is a thing.

 

[Funky Papa]

Let us not forget that Brazilian

Spoiler

fart porn

is a thing.

It's the country that gave us 2Girls1Cup anyway.

 

[Meier]

How is this part not bolded:

Yet AP tests found its waters to be among the most polluted for Olympic sites, with results ranging from 14 million adenoviruses per liter on the low end to 1.7 billion per liter at the high end.

By comparison, water quality experts who monitor beaches in Southern California become alarmed if they see viral counts reaching 1,000 per liter.

WHAT? That discrepancy is insane. Even if you discounted the high end which just makes it almost unfathomable.

Any log races?

Fantastic post. Truly.

 

[commedieu]

went they have violent explosive diarrhea they can hold hands

best friends
#forever

 

[Tugatrix]

went they have violent explosive diarrhea they can hold hands

No gays in Sochi so don't get any ideas

 

[Twentieth]

It's the country that gave us 2Girls1Cup anyway.

It's probably from the producers of SWAP.avi (mildly NSFW review).

 

[FuuRe]

Makes you wonder if swimmers will float or sink...

 

[Walpurgis]

You haven't watched Fast 5?

I have not. When I do get to it, I won't be fooled though.

 

[SimleuqiR]

What is this from? I dig it.

This post makes me feel old.

 

[Funky Papa]

Fantastic post. Truly.

It truly deserves more love.

 

[Parch]

Rowing and Kayak top strategy... splash your opponents.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

What sort of madman would design such a thing?

Probably the same one who invented the urinal trough.

 

[Tempy]

I'm looking forward to the Synchronized Shitting event.

 

[LiK]

Well, shit...

Yes

 

[speculawyer]

get your shit together brazil.

It seems they have. In one lake.

 

[nicanica]

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Time to make Logrolling an Olympic sport?

 

[Kansoku]

Where did Brazil get all the bribe money? World Cup and then the Olympics. That's got to be close to a billion dollars in illicit funding.

Taxes.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I had cholera last year, you really don't want it.
What a mess of a games.

 

[starchild excalibur]

Brazilian officials have assured that the water will be safe for the Olympic athletes

Well, I guess there's no problem here then!

/s

 

[Szu]

 

[Saint Gregory]

Yeah, I saw the report last year where the investigators filmed the water at one of the venues and it was unbelievably filthy. Raw sewage floating on the surface and dead animals, discarded trash and furniture forming little islands here and there.

I couldn't believe that they were talking about getting all that cleaned up before the games started. How? Boil the ocean?

 

[wingwah]

Almost 2 Billion viruses per liter? Wtf?

 

[komplanen]

If the competitors survived Beijing's horrible air, they can surely hold their breath a little when swimming in the sewage.

 

[SteveWinwood]

I swear i heard the same thing last year and they were suppose to clean it up.


I guess Olympians better stuck up on antibiotics

how would those help