2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

[Hydrobond]

It's actually 12 hours along the east coast, up to 15 hours along the west coast.  Worse for Alaska and Hawaii.

So far, we have been getting highlights of the afternoon's events from noon on, and then starting at about 8:00PM they have live stuff from the next day's morning events.

Yes I know, but I (with the 6-9 hours) was referring to the difference with Belgium, you'd have to count the 6-7 hours for Belgium-China aswell, to get to a number like you said, for US-China

Hawaii has it pretty good, I think, they can watch alot of the events in the afternoon (while they're taking place in the morning in Beijing.

I've heard about how they put the swimming events in the morning (Beijing time) so the US can watch it in prime time at night. Typical for the US, wanting things their way    This is a bit odd because normally, swimmers are trained to swim in the evening.

Here in Belgium, we're 6 hours prior (would've been 8 if it wasn't for our summer-hour nonsense  ) to Beijing, so when events start at 10AM, we should get up at 4AM to watch them (pretty crazy )

PS: It's pretty crazy that we (Belgium) are 2 hours off from our geographical time zone. We should be in the GMT zone (same hour as the UK) but for some stupid reason, we use the hour of the time zone to the east (Central European Time, like Germany)

BUT, during summer, we switch to our "summer-hour" where we move yet another time zone to the right and use the time of Eastern Europe, which is totally crazy because Belgium lies in Western Europe. Geographically we should be in "0" but we use "+2" right now. That's 2 time zones we're off!!! Oh well...

My mistake, I misread your original post.
I'm blaming:
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Rogue Ales

[Sirgin]

The Olympics are advancing nicely, lots of great moments.

Michael Phelps is probably the biggest person in sports right now, currently he's at 6 gold medals (of the 8 he wants, this olympics) and he's already the greatest Olympian ever, with 14 medals (12 gold, 2 bronze)

[logical123]

Phelps has officially played a perfect Olympics. Huzzah for USA! 

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

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Also:

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[OatBob]

There have been unbelievable athletic performances in every event I've watched so far.  The entire world has stepped it up with new world records being set left and right.  Oh, and go USA!

[Tondog]

Indeed.

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[Sirgin]

There have been unbelievable athletic performances in every event I've watched so far.  The entire world has stepped it up with new world records being set left and right.  Oh, and go USA!

Yes, not only in swimming but in pretty much everything the world records are being broken like it's nothing.

Have you seen the men's 100m?

Truly spectacular how Usain Bolt set a new world record (9,69 seconds now) like it's nothing

[img width=240 height=462]http://blog.oregonlive.com/olympics_impact/2008/08/medium_Bolt3.jpg[/img]

[logical123]

The athletics in this years Olympics have been truly amazing. You guys are right, there were SO many world records broken it's not even funny.

[UNFORGIVINGPAIN]

This is the first Olympic Games that I have watched more than 5 minutes of.

Here are a few pictures from this years games.
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[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Ah did anyone else see the weightlifter who destroyed his arm? I had it up live in the background while I was watching a movie when I hear ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH...

Nasty

[UNFORGIVINGPAIN]

Wow that is nasty.


"Janos Baranyai was trying to snatch 148kg(326lbs.) in his third lift in the men's 77-kg division, when his elbow popped out of socket. No longer able to support the weight of the barbell, his right forearm bent backward. The 24-year-old Hungarian fell to the floor in shock, shaking and crying out in pain."

[Sirgin]

[img width=340 height=487]http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/04fk8bB23SfPB/340x.jpg[/img]

"Oh noes, an assplant in the making!"

Just kidding

[Funk_Buddy]

Ah did anyone else see the weightlifter who destroyed his arm? I had it up live in the background while I was watching a movie when I hear ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH...

Nasty

Glad I missed that.

[blcklblskt]

There have been unbelievable athletic performances in every event I've watched so far.  The entire world has stepped it up with new world records being set left and right.  Oh, and go USA!

Yes, not only in swimming but in pretty much everything the world records are being broken like it's nothing.

Have you seen the men's 100m?

Truly spectacular how Usain Bolt set a new world record (9,69 seconds now) like it's nothing

[img width=240 height=462]http://blog.oregonlive.com/olympics_impact/2008/08/medium_Bolt3.jpg[/img]

He set a new record for the 200m with 19.30 seconds.  This guy is a monster (in a good way)

[captain_nintendo]

The new "fastest man on Earth" @_@

I never thought that record wall fall.