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The problem with Dallas is Dallas. Why on earth would anyone want to go to a summer event in that oppressive heat?
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Originally Posted by Overcooked_Oatmeal
This has got to be a joke. Dallas is oppressively hot in the summertime. Do you want all the athletes to pass out from heat exhaustion?
Not to mention the lack of scenery in the area...
The heat in Dallas is not THAT bad. We're not talking sub-tropical temperatures. The Olympics have been in places just as hot as Dallas before. I would think Rio and Honolulu would be worse than Dallas.
As for scenery, there actually is a lot cool stuff in Dallas/Fort Worth. In addition, Dallas is spending about 12 BILLION dollars on urban projects and that's not including Fort Worth and the other cities. And that is JUST through 2012. That's still 8-12 more years of architecture to be built in America's fastest growing metro. In addition, like I mentioned before, the city will have a lot of extra money to spend considering they will not have to build a whole bunch of sports areas. So that money could go into things like architecture and a public transportation system.
Okay after looking up the Temps for Dallas. THey are high between May and September and it would be hot for the Athletes. but not that bad Atlanta is almost pretty much like that.
And For Boston to host the olympics would be hard because, To Me the IOC seems to like Themed Cities which a major culture is based in the city, and while Boston is a great historical city there really no Boston culture thats has the worlds attention.
People do know that they don't have to hold the Olympics in the middle of the summer right? The Summer Olympics can be held in September. Heck, a couple went into early October.
Okay after looking up the Temps for Dallas. THey are high between May and September and it would be hot for the Athletes. but not that bad Atlanta is almost pretty much like that.
Thank you! I think whole the tropical and subtropical regions of the world experience much more extreme heat than Dallas.
And For Boston to host the olympics would be hard because, To Me the IOC seems to like Themed Cities which a major culture is based in the city, and while Boston is a great historical city there really no Boston culture thats has the worlds attention.
Does being the intellectual center of America (and possibly the world) count as culture? You have the world's best school and arguably the world's best tech school with campuses bordering one another. The top-minds from all over the globe come here for higher education.
Also, thanks to our history we've earned the nickname "The Cradle of Liberty". I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "themed cities"...
You seem to like the idea of Dallas, what would their theme be? Oil?
If it went to Detroit, what would they do? Would all the events happen in abandoned car factories? Would the Olympic Torch be an enormous barrel-fire?
I'm not saying we should get the Summer Olympics (though it would be cool), but you're way off when it comes to Boston not having enough culture to be a host-city.
The Average temps when the Olympics were help in the respective cities
Atlanta 89 (Held in July) but really Humid
Sydney 68 (Held in September)
Athens 92 (Held in August)
Beijing 76 (Held in August)
London 73 (WIll be held in August)
Dallas average would be between 92-96 if the olympics were to be held in that city. But Dallas which isnt as humid as Atlanta or Beijing heat is bearable. As Long as it doesnt rain during the game Dallas heat is tolerable.
Does being the intellectual center of America (and possibly the world) count as culture? You have the world's best school and arguably the world's best tech school with campuses bordering one another. The top-minds from all over the globe come here for higher education.
Also, thanks to our history we've earned the nickname "The Cradle of Liberty". I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "themed cities"...
You seem to like the idea of Dallas, what would their theme be? Oil?
If it went to Detroit, what would they do? Would all the events happen in abandoned car factories? Would the Olympic Torch be an enormous barrel-fire?
I'm not saying we should get the Summer Olympics (though it would be cool), but you're way off when it comes to Boston not having enough culture to be a host-city.
The Post I made about Boston was only my opinion, of how I felt how the IOC chooses cities. and NO I dont think that being a "Intellectual Center for America" is a culture. Sorry, thats not really a culture for me.
And also the point about Theme Cities was only a speculation from me. I say theme because I see they never pick the same type of city twice.
Sorry I Wasnt meaning to offend you on my post of Boston I was only giving a opinion.
The heat in Dallas is not THAT bad. We're not talking sub-tropical temperatures. The Olympics have been in places just as hot as Dallas before. I would think Rio and Honolulu would be worse than Dallas..
As for scenery, there actually is a lot cool stuff in Dallas/Fort Worth. In addition, Dallas is spending about 12 BILLION dollars on urban projects and that's not including Fort Worth and the other cities. And that is JUST through 2012. That's still 8-12 more years of architecture to be built in America's fastest growing metro. In addition, like I mentioned before, the city will have a lot of extra money to spend considering they will not have to build a whole bunch of sports areas. So that money could go into things like architecture and a public transportation system.
HA HA HA!
Thanks, I needed that laugh. I'll concede and say Rio may not be much better in the summertime, but if you think for one minute that Honolulu is worse than Dallas in the summertime, obviously you've never traveled there.
I knew some people in the Dallas area were really oblivious to how hot it can get there in the summertime compared to other areas, but not this oblivious. People were complaining about Atlanta's heat and humidity during the 1996 Olympics, so I can't imagine what they'd think of Dallas, which is in one of the hottest regions of the country outside of the Lower Mojave (where Phoenix is located) in the summertime. There have been days of temperatures where it was over 100 degrees. Not very optimal for strenuous athletic activity.
Also, you're mistaking man-made attractions for natural scenery. Sydney has the Harbor, Rio is in one of the most beautiful regions in the world. While Atlanta is known for its trees, but much of the area is a sprawled out mess.Centennial Olympic Park was created as a gathering place of sorts. The officials from Atlanta went to visit Barcelona and saw the beautiful architecture and scenery and figured that Atlanta needed something as a showplace. Dallas is pretty much Atlanta without the hills and tall trees. I never thought Atlanta should've got the Olympics over Athens, but that's neither here nor there.
I guess that drainage ditch also known as the Trinity River is considered scenery in Dallas. I know they're putting a park there, but with a toll road, right?
Dallas, like Atlanta was built on pure commercialism, and after the over-commercialization of the Atlanta Olympics, I doubt the IOC would want to go to a similar area like this.
Last edited by Overcooked_Oatmeal; 11-12-2009 at 12:21 PM..
The Post I made about Boston was only my opinion, of how I felt how the IOC chooses cities. and NO I dont think that being a "Intellectual Center for America" is a culture. Sorry, thats not really a culture for me.
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One thing they could do in Dallas is have the Olympics in September like Sydney did. Although I think it'll still be too hot even in late September.
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