A photo-op we see over and over at the Olympics is the Gold Medal Winner biting the medal, an apparent reference to the old time practice of biting a gold coin to verify that it's made of true gold:
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Aly Raisman - US Gymnastics |
Of course, Olympic Gold Medals are not pure gold.
Olympic Gold medal are actually 92.5% silver, plated with 6 grams of 24 karat gold. Since silver is slightly harder than gold, and most alloys are harder than the pure metal, these girls are risking dental damage.
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Jaime Gray - US Rifle |
More Olympic chicks biting their medals below. They guys do it too, but who cares?
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Jessica Ennis - UK Heptathlon |
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Jessica Rossi - Italy Trap Shooting |
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Kayla Harrison - US Judo |
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Kim Jang-Mi - South Korea Pistol |
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Roosannagh MacLennan - Canada Trampoline |
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Wenjun Guo - China Air Pistol |
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Yana Shenyakin - Ukraine Fencing |
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Ruta Meilutyte - Lithuania Swimming |
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Serena Williams - US Tennis |
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An Kum Ae - North Korea Judo |
This last one looks like she might really want to eat it.
North Korea's key to success: Fridges for winners, labour camps for losers
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Italian Fencing Team
Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Valentina Vezzali and Ilaria Salvatori
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Aliya Mustafina - Russian Gymnast |
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