Can you imagine the 2012 Olympics in London having spectators sitting on pins, needles and knives...??? well that's just a manner of speaking. The giant Olympic stadium in East London's Stratford will contain guns and knives confiscated by the Metropolitan Police Service.
A designer rendering of the main 2012 Olympic stadium in London. Forget turning swords into plowshares. Designers are turning guns into a giant sports venue.(Credit: Populous)
The services said that it has collected more than 52 tons of scrap metal from guns, knives, and old keys in the last fiscal year. Some of them were melted down and used in bridges, buildings, cars, and trains, and some will be recycled and used to construct the Olympic structure.
It is said that the re purposed weapons add to the eco-friendly focus being pursued by designer Populous (formerly HOK Sport). It says it will utilize a range of sustainable materials for the project, possibly including hemp.
The move by the Olympics' emphasis on recycling is really liked. Medalists at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will get gold, silver, and bronze medals containing metal from recycled TVs, computers, and keyboards that might have otherwise ended up as e-waste. So in a way the e-waste has also been reduced.
Source: news.cnet.com
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