Counting down the Olympics

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Originally Posted by Karibou

The opening ceremonies were AMAZING...was anyone else shocked pants-less when people popped out of the blocks?

My son said, "That's a lot of pneumatics!" And then someone added, "And a lot of controllers."

Originally Posted by Jeff K.

Some of the angles they did showed legs underneath the boxes before they popped out, but it was definitely an intense amount of choreography that went into it.

We thought so too; my son said, "Show more down by the ground!"

We were also impressed by how well the tai chi performers quickly got back into near-perfect lines and circles. More synchronization. And by the torch-bearer's slo-mo run around the top of the stadium.