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Old Jan 27, 2015 | 08:21 AM
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During the Sochi Olympic Games the traditional starter's gun was replaced by an electronic gun shot sound played behind the athletes to reduce the advantage that athletes closest to the starter's gun have.


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Hmm. Crap?
Old Jan 27, 2015 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by vtecmom
During the Sochi Olympic Games the traditional starter's gun was replaced by an electronic gun shot sound played behind the athletes to reduce the advantage that athletes closest to the starter's gun have.


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Fact? I don't know.
Old Jan 27, 2015 | 09:23 AM
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FACT ...I think
Old Jan 27, 2015 | 09:30 AM
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I wonder if the real reason is to avoid avalanches.
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I think they did replace it, but I thought it had something to do with the starter pistols looking like, well, real pistols.


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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by vtecmom
During the Sochi Olympic Games the traditional starter's gun was replaced by an electronic gun shot sound played behind the athletes to reduce the advantage that athletes closest to the starter's gun have.


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FACT
Old Jan 28, 2015 | 07:23 AM
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In the 1950's, the term " nuggets " was slang for hardened nose mucus.



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ewwwwh what a gross ?
Old Jan 28, 2015 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by vtecmom
In the 1950's, the term " nuggets " was slang for hardened nose mucus.



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ewwwwh what a gross ?
Old Jan 28, 2015 | 07:32 AM
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I don't know, that sounds like something out of the 1950s to me.



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