i think it's because they're plated and not the actual metals they're suppposed to represent?
moondog Send a noteboard - 27/02/2010 03:30:51 AM
Why are the medals at this Olympics so big?
Are the Canadians compensating for something?
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Are the Canadians compensating for something?
' />it's real easy to get a nice shiny piece of <gold/silver/bronze>-plated disk, but producing that many actual gold/silver/bronze medals is probably extremely costly these days...
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- 26/02/2010 02:28:44 PM
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Did Britain finally get one?
- 26/02/2010 02:46:48 PM
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A week ago. A gold in women's skeleton. Which is about average for them.
- 26/02/2010 02:59:09 PM
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i think it's because they're plated and not the actual metals they're suppposed to represent?
- 27/02/2010 03:30:51 AM
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