Now that the Olympic flame has burned out, the cheering has ceased, and the Gold run ended, it is interesting to look back on the Olympics and observe what made it such an awe inspiring display of athletic ability. What allowed the Olympic athletes to excel to such a level? was it :the wild crowds, the support of Canadians everywhere, the countless hours spent training? We can not forget about the technology involved.
In order to level the playing field and provide a fair arena for sport, the Olympics utilized many unique technical officiating devices. In particular curling used a new system: "Eye on the Hog".
Don't be fooled by the seemingly low level of technology in Curling. Although it looks like curling could be "swept" away by most other sports, curling ROCKS. This technology removes the need for a human official watching the hog line. The hog line is the line which the curler must release the rock before crossing. The circuitry in the handle interacts with a metallic strip in the ice.If the throw is invalid, red lights will flash, if it is good, green lights will flash.
Why is this technology important? Well if it weren't for this technology, we may have not Won GOLD and SILVER in Men's and Women's curling respectively due to the human error of a judge. Without that one gold we would have just tied the gold medal winter Olympic total record instead of what we actually did: beat it!
Stay Fresh,
Colin
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