It's some weird tradition they've started doing that I either never noticed before or it's new. People used to bite gold coins to prove they were real gold since gold is soft enough to leave a tooth mark, but I don't know if that's related to this or what. You couldn't do that with silver or bronze.
I always associated it with Underdog (the superhero) as he bites the coins he's tipped as a shoe shine to test their authenticity, quite often with disappointing results.
David Wallechinsky, President of the International Society of Olympic Historians told CNN in 2012, “It’s become an obsession with the photographers. I think they look at it as an iconic shot, as something that you can probably sell. I don’t think it’s something the athletes would probably do on their own.”
i know china does this with gold tender, i'm not sure if this is just chinese, or if this is more global, but when doing transactions it's customary to take a nips to the gold to make sure it's solid gold all the way through so eventually it ends up with a number of little bite marks in it.
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That's actually adorable, damn
"What are you... I guess I'll do it, too!"
"Wait these are edible??"
*disappointment*
The gold ones are chocolate; the silver marzipan, and the bronze peanut butter…
https://youtu.be/m89FH0XOCDM
No way I'm putting that in my mouth. There's no telling where it's been.
That's what they all say... at first.
I bet that's what you say to all the other medal winners.
I'd try to fit the whole thing in my mouth.
It's been in my pants all day, where do you think it's been?
It fine so long as it wasnt in the river.
A shit river is interestingly exactly how I'd describe most of Paris... and Cleveland
Hey, don't make fun of Paris like that... They havent lit the river on fire...
The silver medal would be the least likely to have bacteria though on account of silver's antibacterial effects.
It's been in a LV medal case apparently
What event was this? I want to see the video of it. Edit: Found it!
Women's gymnastics balance beam. The lady with the adorable reaction is Zhou Yaqin of China.
I assume there is video somewhere, but it's not on YouTube.
It's on spez's personal playground, the one where he steals all content and sells it like his own: https://www.reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1eknsdq/zhou_yaqin_reaction_on_the_podium_was_priceless/.
LOL at her reaction "oh, we are biting the medals for the picture, but that's so unhygienic"
I also dislike Reddit but people that act like this are so ridiculous.
Spez-free mirror
Doing the lord's work
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The missing fourth panel:
She casually bites off a chunk of her medal.
While startled, as competitive as they are the other three try to do the same.
Do the medals taste good?
It's some weird tradition they've started doing that I either never noticed before or it's new. People used to bite gold coins to prove they were real gold since gold is soft enough to leave a tooth mark, but I don't know if that's related to this or what. You couldn't do that with silver or bronze.
It started in 1991. It started because a photographer thought it would make a good photo.
https://olympic-speakers.com/news/why-do-athletes-bite-medals#:~:text=The%20successful%20World%20Championship%20winning,doing%20the%20honours%20in%20Tokyo.
Huh. I totally don't remember seeing it before now, but I've certainly watched my share of Oylmpics since the 90s.
Memory is a weird thing.
I always associated it with Underdog (the superhero) as he bites the coins he's tipped as a shoe shine to test their authenticity, quite often with disappointing results.
I do too.
"Thank you, Shoe Shine Boy, you're humble and lovable."
"Bless you, sir."
That's crazy, I thought it was from the meme.
Olympic gold medals are also all silver with a thin gold coating.
holds the most prestigious sporting events in the world
fanfare and advertising galore
too cheap to award actual gold medals
mfw 🙄
It's not like you're gonna trade them for their material value.
That was my whole plan, though! I was gonna get good enough at something to go get a gold medal, and then hock it for that sweet sweet cash
Best I can do is $20 and a Chipotle burrito
DEAL!
(Man this chump doesn't know food prices huh?!)
Sponsor deals you get for winning gold are much much much more though.
Way back in the day they used to be real gold, but, you know, real gold isn't the most sturdy thing in the world.
You could if you had a titanium grill and the enlarged jaw of someone who abuses stimulants.
Sadly, Richard Kiel is no longer with us.
i know china does this with gold tender, i'm not sure if this is just chinese, or if this is more global, but when doing transactions it's customary to take a nips to the gold to make sure it's solid gold all the way through so eventually it ends up with a number of little bite marks in it.
Yeah I don't know it was a tradition and though "are they making sure the IOC didn't cheap out on the gold medals?"
That's dissappointing. I thought they were made of chocolate wrapped in gold leaf.
This is so cute lol
Basically me all through grade school. Wait why's everyone doing this now? Ok I guess....
mfw i realize children learn by copying the environment around them ((developmental psychology is born))
That bitch looks like Draco Malfoy and I want a horse to kick her like she snuck up behind it and screamed