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Adventures of Link: Our Olympics Air Quality Obsession Continues

Where: Beijing, China
August 6, 2008 at 5:15 PM | by | Comments (0)

So those scary-looking masks seen on American cyclists yesterday? Turns out they were designed by the US Olympic Committee and handed out before the games. How do you say gaffe in Mandarin?

Meanwhile, amateur meterologists web-wide are trying to figure out what the smog situation will be when the Beijing games start on Friday. Current consensus? It's not looking good!

Related Stories:
· Beijing Quickly Becoming Spin City [SI]
· Good to Know! (Olympic Air Department) [James Fallows]
· A Protest Sign and Lots of Smog [Flickr]
· A Clear View of the CCTV HQ [Flickr]
· Masked Cyclists Apologize to Olympic Organizers [AFP, via Google]

[Photo taken August 5: Sprol]

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