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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: 240 is Back on November 09, 2013, 11:42:33 PM
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Get ready to drop down and give 30 squats if you want to ride the Moscow metro.
In an effort to promote both the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and physical fitness, Moscow city officials and the Russian Olympic Committee are allowing subway riders to pay 30 squats instead of 30 rubles (about 92 cents) for a trip on thetrain.
Riders perform the squats in front of a special machine which can tell if the person is in the correct position. The machine is located right next to the electronic vending machines at Vystavochnaya station in western Moscow.
"We wanted to show that the Olympic Games is not just an international competition that people watch on TV, but that it is also about getting everyone involved in a sporting lifestyle," Alexander Zhukov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee, said to Russian state news wire RIA-Novosti, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Olympic champion gymnasts Yelena Zamolodchikova squats in front of a vending machine that sells the subway tickets for squats instead of money during the machine's presentation at the Vystavochaya metro station in western Moscow, on Nov. 8, 2013. / YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
The task isn't so simple, according to some people who dared to try it out.
"It was hard at first but I managed it," Lyudmila, a young woman who tried out the machine, told AFP. "Two minutes is enough time."
The Russian Olympic Committee has been offering several physical challenges to the public in order to promote a healthier lifestyle, AFP reported. Other events have included turning handles hanging on buses into exercise bands and providing bikes that can create electricity to charge cell phones. The goal is to "add elements of sport into daily life."
The option for squat payment will be available throughout the month of November.
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"It was hard at first but I managed it," Lyudmila, a young woman who tried out the machine, told AFP. "Two minutes is enough time."
My kinda mail order bride right here.
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haha wouldn't this be a great idea for americans?
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haha wouldn't this be a great idea for americans?
make them fatass lazy atleast burn some calories
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worst squat form I've ever seen.
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Pretty cool marketing.
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If JP Fux visits Russia he'll opt to pay the full fare...
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I like it !!! :-)
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haha wouldn't this be a great idea for americans?
trains would be empty
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Good idea actually
Pity about trying to get your train on time though... :D
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powerlifters will be like "Can I do ten triples instead?"'
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powerlifters will be like "Can I do ten triples instead?"'
;D
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i've been st peterburg in russia in the 90ies. 1994... people were not in general obese but quite skinny. they did not look happy though. never saw any smiles or nothing. ALOT of people, even old ladies were drinking vodka from little white plastic cups. we were told not to buy russian vodka because some dude that went with the company on a trip earlier that year died from doing that lol. also ok this was the 90ies but in general everything went so slow because you would have to stand in lots of lines to get anywhere and they did everything by hand. no computers or machines anywhere. on nevski prospect which was a hugeley long street you would have expensive things for tourist and such on the right side of the street and cheap russian stuff and long lines to everything on the left side. if i were there today i would try to get some goodies of the pharmacies but back then i did'nt care for that.
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haha wouldn't this be a great idea for americans?
Nope. People would get injured, sue, and ruin it for everyone.
powerlifters will be like "Can I do ten triples instead?"'
LOL!
If JP Fux visits Russia he'll opt to pay the full fare...
zing!
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Pretty cool marketing.
Yes. For real
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If you perform a Schmoe squat you get 60 rubles and could catch the attention of any frustrated ex Derek Anthony clients.
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If JP Fux visits Russia he'll opt to pay the full fare...
Hahahahaha!
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haha wouldn't this be a great idea for americans?
Wouldn't survive the instant discrimination lawsuit from some fatties organization. It would be watered down so that fatasses at +300 can just say "squat" and get their free ticket. PL'ers will be saved, but Fux would still be fucked.
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What a great idea, I'd even pay for other travelers as a nice gesture
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What a great idea, I'd even pay for other travelers as a nice gesture
What happens if someone starts using the machine to do their bicep curls?
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What happens if someone starts using the machine to do their bicep curls?
;D
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haha wouldn't this be a great idea for americans?
where would you put all the bodies?
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Could be just another Mr.Putins super idea :)