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In order to get a true representation of each country's athletic skill, the Olympics should randomly select citizens to compete like it's jury duty:

Who's next on the balance beam for the US? Is it Simone Biles? Nope it's 39yo electrician, Dale. Wow he does not look confident

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[โ€“] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 87 points 9 months ago (1 children)

39 Year old Electrician Dale walks across it without any issue. You see, it's just like one of his jobs that someone else engineered from a desk without ever seeing that the job is impossible. But, Dale is the man who pulls it off by crossing narrow trusses carrying tools and the new equipment, while his assistant watches from below rethinking his career knowing Dale's the man he's going to have to replace in the next 10-15 years.

[โ€“] Retrograde@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Way to go, Dale!