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Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5050830/cardboard-beds-returned-olympics-what-do-they-doYouTube / Olympics
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Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?
JULY 25, 20245:05 AM ET
By Alana Wise, Maquita Peters
Cardboard beds are making a comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics, in an effort to help make the Games more environmentally friendly and according to some skeptical athletes, make sure the only sweat Olympians break is on the field.
The now-infamous 100% cardboard bed frames made their Olympic debut at the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021 and athletes again found the recyclable beds in their rooms when they arrived this week at the Olympic Village in Paris.
Athletes in 2021 dubbed the beds "anti-sex," playing on a long-standing rumor that the Olympic Village is a hotbed for hookups among competitors. But Olympic organizers say that the beds' true focus is sustainability at the notoriously environmentally harsh event.
Cardboard beds at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have made headlines.
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Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do? (Original Post)
sl8
Jul 2024
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Is ridiculous. An athlete needs a solid bed to rest.
Oopsie Daisy
(4,502 posts)2. Looks great! Affordable and sturdy enough for short-term use. How long before IKEA starts selling them *
* as short-term dorm-room beds and other furniture.
alarimer
(16,575 posts)3. I would guess most elite athletes are not staying in the village.
Its probably okay for those who cant afford to stay anywhere else.
quaint
(3,550 posts)4. No bedbugs?
milestogo
(17,833 posts)5. Don't tell JD Vance... it makes evidence easier to destroy.
Aristus
(68,368 posts)6. Neve underestimate the ingenuity of two people trying to get busy...