Stuff that Weighs More than Me: The Olympic Medal Haul

Weighing in at just over 20 oz. each of the individual medals from the Vancouver Olympic Games weighs considerably less than me, but multiply that 20 oz by 185 events, plus an additional 200 for multiple medal events and about 120 just for hockey, we are talking over 500 medals here people.  Here’s the stats:

Vancouver Medal Weight 20.2 oz.
Number of Medals: 505
Weight of the total medal haul: Over 636 pounds

Conclusion: The Vancouver Winter Olympics Medal Haul Weighs more than Me.

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