cracked:Part of the appeal of the Olympics coming to town is that, in theory, some of the work done
cracked:Part of the appeal of the Olympics coming to town is that, in theory, some of the work done to get ready for a production of that magnitude will have long-term benefits for residents after the games end. That’s probably not going to happen for Brazil. One of the biggest improvements was supposed to happen in Guanabara Bay, which looks beautiful from a distance in stock photo, but a little less so when you see it up close.It’s brimming with raw sewage and other assorted pollutants. Back when the dream of the 2016 Olympics not becoming a full-on disaster was still alive, it was estimated that 50 percent of the water flowing into the bay was sewage. That’s pretty gross, but the government of Brazil promised to reduce that by 80 percent before the opening ceremonies rolled around. Which was in the best interest of everyone, really, seeing as how a “super-bug” that’s resistant to antibiotics was also found in the water around that time.Unfortunately, Brazil being the hotbed of corruption that it is, the money that was allocated to clean up the bay has apparently gone missing, and the promise of a less polluted Guanabara Bay for Olympic athletes is now off the table. They swear the pollution doesn’t pose a health risk, as does the IOC, but that’s because none of their testing is checking for viral pathogens, like the super-bug mentioned earlier.Stories of athletes in practice events coming down with stomach illnesses have already started making the rounds online, but that’s apparently not going to stop hundreds more from swimming or boating in literal shit water in pursuit of Olympic gold.5 Reasons The 2016 Summer Olympics Should Be Cancelled -- source link