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New Wed 8 Jun 11 10:08 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - henry k
No not teabags.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13686777

Would not north of the border be a good testing site.

Dons hard hat!
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 11:50 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Jetski
Athlete will probably get mugged in a few minutes and it'll be for sale on the interweb later.
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 12:14 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Zero
I quite like that, its a nice piece of sculpture.

Pity about the damn silly 2012 logo tho.
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 12:16 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - RichardW
"Would not north of the border be a good testing site."

Probably...

"Dons hard hat! "

No, you need thermal underwear, oilskins and sou-wester at the moment! Apart from odd days, like last Friday, where t-shirt and shorts is the order of the day....

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New Wed 8 Jun 11 14:24 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Old Navy
>> "Would not north of the border be a good testing site."
>>
>> Probably...
>>
>> "Dons hard hat! "
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>> No, you need thermal underwear, oilskins and sou-wester at the moment! Apart from odd days,
>> like last Friday, where t-shirt and shorts is the order of the day....
>>
>>
>>

But we won't have a hosepipe ban soon. :-)

I have heard of water meters, what are they?
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 12:24 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - rtj70
>> Athlete will probably get mugged in a few minutes and it'll be for sale on the interweb later.

There is mention of 8000 of these being made. One for each torchbearer! Couldn't they hand it on?
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 13:01 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Hard Cheese

>> There is mention of 8000 of these being made. One for each torchbearer! Couldn't they hand it on?
>>

"The torch has 8,000 laser-cut circular perforations, one for each torchbearer, in its double-skinned exterior."



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New Wed 8 Jun 11 13:18 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Crankcase

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>> "The torch has 8,000 laser-cut circular perforations, one for each torchbearer, in its double-skinned exterior."


What are they using as torchbearers, ants?
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 14:47 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - sherlock47
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Eight thousand of the 80cm tapering objects will be manufactured by Premier Sheet Metal of Coventry. They will be made from an aluminium alloy normally used for aeroplanes and cars.
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 13:30 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Focusless
>> www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13686777

"The design will undergo weather testing at BMW's facility in Munich where it will be exposed to low temperatures, wind and rain."

Shouldn't they have done that already?
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 22:08 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - legacylad
Is it just me? I couldn't give a stuff about the Olympics.

Actually, that's not quite true.

I care far less.
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 22:11 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Zero
>> Is it just me? I couldn't give a stuff about the Olympics.

Yeah, probably, given the number of tickets that were over subscribed.

Unless of course one bloke made 7 million applications. At least we know it wasn't you.
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 22:41 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - henry k
>> Is it just me? I couldn't give a stuff about the Olympics.
>>
>> Actually, that's not quite true.
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>> I care far less.
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Go on show us you care.
www.dertour.de/olympia-2012/tickets-buchen.html

From 48 euros for two seats. A bargain and no in the hat if you are lucky.
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New Wed 8 Jun 11 22:49 
 8000 little perforations- tested by BMW - Zero
Not sure I fancy womens weight lifting, or mens greco roman wrestling.

BBD might buy some tho.
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