Tom
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Tune in to your favorite channel and watch the official opening of the Olympic Games this evening. Should be quite a show.
Marsha/CA said:Tim and I watched the opening ceremony and were dully impressed. What got us the most was the use of people rather than machines to orchestrate the program; especially the "square" thingies that went up and down. We were sure it was mechanized; or at the least computerized.
Marsha/CA said:...One statement really blew my mind at the end when all the participants from China entered the arena and the host announced that China holds 1/5 of the world's population. I had forgotten that little fact of information...
KodiakRV said:Another interesting tidbit: the entire population of the world could stand within the city limits of Jacksonville, Florida.
wendycoke said:Interesting. It would be a bit crowded wouldn't it