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There's a shot of the Olympic Stadium in Bejing taken from the air on the front of today's NY Times.

It doesn't look so much like a bird's nest as it looks like a toilet seat.

I wish I had the computer smarts to clip the picture and show you, but trust me on this.

nitrah55 wrote:There's a shot of the Olympic Stadium in Bejing taken from the air on the front of today's NY Times.

It doesn't look so much like a bird's nest as it looks like a toilet seat.

I wish I had the computer smarts to clip the picture and show you, but trust me on this.

I'm going with the inflatable ring for people with, well, uncomfortable backsides.

Thanks, Rexer. That is exactly the picture.

Brings new meaning to the phrase, "Opening Ceremonies."

nitrah55 wrote:There's a shot of the Olympic Stadium in Bejing taken from the air on the front of today's NY Times.

It doesn't look so much like a bird's nest as it looks like a toilet seat.

I wish I had the computer smarts to clip the picture and show you, but trust me on this.

I don't think Chinese toilets even have seats:

Spoiler

They must be planning a roof of some sort for the structure, for use in fall and winter, whether or not they say so now. Remember, Beijing is the "northern capital" and it can get cold.

The view from the ground or near-ground had been very beautiful, and this view, whether you use the t______ word or not, is ugly.

etaoin22 wrote:They must be planning a roof of some sort for the structure, for use in fall and winter, whether or not they say so now. Remember, Beijing is the "northern capital" and it can get cold.

The view from the ground or near-ground had been very beautiful, and this view, whether you use the t______ word or not, is ugly.

It was originally intended to have a retractable "translucent" roof but it was going to be very expensive and reportedly was eliminated as a cost cutting move.

Beijing Stadium

I found this site interesting. It appears to be the proposed concepts for the stadium. B11 is the eventual winning design. I found B12 iteresting. It appears to have a "UFO" for a roof.

Stadium concepts

Exactly how they proposed to suspend the roof didn't seem entirely clear...

etaoin22 wrote:They must be planning a roof of some sort for the structure, for use in fall and winter, whether or not they say so now. Remember, Beijing is the "northern capital" and it can get cold.

The view from the ground or near-ground had been very beautiful, and this view, whether you use the t______ word or not, is ugly.

I think that's all the roof they are planning. Most new stadiums around the world have those roofs over the seating area but not necessarily the playing field. European soccer fans are surprised when they see new U.S. and Canadians stadium that don't have roofs over the seats. We tend to think of domed stadiums when we think of roofs but mostly places do not.

tanstaafl2 wrote:Stadium concepts

B01 looks like a submission from Skippy's, or a sculpture by Marie Barone.

Very, uh, feminine.

What's with all the rubber bands wrapped around it? Is the stadium still under construction or is it supposed to look like that?

It reminds me of when we were kids and we'd cut open golf balls.