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The USA gymnasts will be wearing bespoke leotards at the Paris Olympics which are adorned with 3,000 Swarovski crystals a piece.
It’s, unfortunately, an accurate representation of US capitalism run amok:
https://fortune.com/2024/07/11/olympic-gynmast-simone-biles-leotards-swarovski-crystals/
Can your center of gravity change because of a pound of crystals? 🤔
@evamarie We'll find out.
In that they're synthetic and their value is entirely imaginary?
Yes, accurate and precise.
That’s true - Swarovski crystals are basically extremely beautifully made glass crystals which are incredibly hard and cut well. Apparently, exactly how they are made and cut are still trade secrets.
@evamarie Because athletes want to wear and extra pound of weight.