Weird Olympic Fact

A weird Olympic fact for you….

What weighs less than a elephant but more than a four man bobsled team?

The 2010 Countdown clock! 

At 1,170 kg (2,574 lbs) it’s 4 times lighter than a Savanna elephant and
just under twice as much as the allowable weight for a sled and crew for 4 man
bobsled (which is 630 kg – 1386 lbs if you were wondering).

The clock is three metres wide and over six metres high.  A photo is coming…. I’m just waiting for a break in the rain. 

And for a not so weird fact….

Did you know there is an Olympic Museum in Lausanne?   You can even take a virtual tour online – although there wasn’t much to see.  Olympic Museum

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