# Am I crazy? I noticed 2 things about the Olympics (well, 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** olympic-sports-track\ **Created:** [February 15, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510 "2022-02-15T07:26:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/61 "2022-02-18T18:39:57Z")
I’ve really been enjoying the curling this year. I used to watch it kind of as a goof, but after I found out how it works, I actually seek it out during the Olympics. I’d kinda like to try it myself (I live in the SF Bay Area, and our local rink has “learn to curl” lessons and an actual league) but not only is there no way I’d be able to get into that position they use to throw the stones, but I’m scared of falling over backward and cracking my head. I’m not the most dextrous of individuals. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/62 "2022-02-18T19:20:48Z")
Same way. I’d find a way to hurt myself, I’m sure. I do like watching it. Crazy how it pulls you in. The close up of the throwers face helps a bunch. You can actually see their wheels turning in there. And the sweepers just crack me up. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/63 "2022-02-18T19:59:25Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I’d kinda like to try it myself (I live in the SF Bay Area, and our local rink has “learn to curl” lessons and an actual league) but not only is there no way I’d be able to get into that position they use to throw the stones,… For people with mobility issues, there is a delivery stick that rests on the stone’s handle and lets a player deliver it like the push sticks in shuffleboard. Your local club should have one, but you might check in advance. > [@Infovore](#): > > …but I’m scared of falling over backward and cracking my head. Been there. Done that. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/64 "2022-02-18T20:12:45Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m a curler, and there’s at least one more here. We can probably answer any questions. > > It is getting more popular lately. My club has a waiting list, and a lot of new clubs are being formed. If anyone ever wondered why sports, even oddball ones, often have such a hard-on for getting into the Olympics - think about how long competitive ballroom dancing has been trying - here you go. Curling’s popularity has skyrocketed due to its inclusion in the Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/65 "2022-02-18T20:25:02Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Son-of-a-wrek gets all excited and prone to obsessed by weird things. His latest is Curling. > He swears he’s going build a curling type game. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > For people with mobility issues, there is a delivery stick that rests on the stone’s handle and lets a player deliver it like the push sticks in shuffleboard. Shuffleboard was what I though of when I read “curling type game”. They even have table shuffleboard for a miniature indoor experience. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/66 "2022-02-18T21:11:19Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Shuffleboard was what I though of when I read “curling type game”. They even have table shuffleboard for a miniature indoor experience. I was thinking more of attempts to replicate curling, but without the ice and with wheels under the stones: [![](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/M5VFJ3VD3JDRTBGWYYQ2O7WCSQ.png) ](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/M5VFJ3VD3JDRTBGWYYQ2O7WCSQ.png) I was just down in the seaport district last night and saw some people playing this. I think it’s missing a lot of the skill and strategy of the real thing, but still looked like fun. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/67 "2022-02-18T23:54:21Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I was just down in the seaport district last night and saw some people playing this. I think it’s missing a lot of the skill and strategy of the real thing, but still looked like fun. Especially if you are sliding small dogs instead of stones. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/68 "2022-02-18T23:57:32Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/evNi4_2qHPY/hqdefault.jpg "Cat Curling") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evNi4_2qHPY) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/69 "2022-02-19T00:00:06Z")
That’s just wrong. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/70 "2022-02-19T05:25:32Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Also, in mixed doubles curling, players sweep their own stone after they throw it. Just my luck. End up in Mixed Doubles and end up sweeping my own! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510/71 "2022-02-19T15:07:27Z")
That right there, is funny!!!🤗 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510.md?page=3)