Sunday, February 20, 2011

Rip-Off and Win

Isn't this twisted?

An Olympic gold medal is almost 99% silver.


The first-place medal is actually 550 grams of silver covered with a thin layer of gold (6 grams)! A silver medal is far more authentic - 509 grams of silver and 41 grams of copper. The bronze medal is composed of mostly copper, with some zinc and tin mixed in. And approximately how much are all these precious medals worth, you ask? The gold - $494, the silver - $260, and the bronze...$3!

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Posted by at 12:59 PM

3 comments:

  1. hey
    Im homeschooled and I'm a gymnast too! :D
    Great blog!!

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  2. Woah! That's cool! I really like you blog =D

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  3. Hello there

    My name's Anna Griffin and I'm part of a film production company called Wellington Films. I came across your blog whilst researching gymnastics for a short film we are currently working on. The film is called Cold Warrior (http://www.indiegogo.com/Cold-Warrior) and it explores allegations of abuse in sport, concentrating around the 1970s:

    A young gymnast questions her dreams of Olympic glory when she discovers she is part of a sinister government plot to win at any cost.

    I would love the chance to open up communication with you as we feel it is really important, not only the film, but to gymnastics as a whole that we are doing everything properly and connecting with blog sites such as yours will really help us with this. You can follow us on our blog site too - Cold Warrior Film http://coldwarriorfilm.blogspot.com/

    It would be great to hear back from you and if you have any questions then please do not hesitate to ask.

    Kindest regards

    Anna

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