So American

American designer and clothing manufacturer Ralph Lauren will be dressing Team U.S.A. for the summer games, and captures the spirit f our nation - the goods were made in China.

Aside for drawing outrage from members of congress, U.S. fashion designers are also decrying the line, saying the athletes could have "absolutely" been outfitted in U.S.-made clothing - and for less. So how much do these uniforms cost?

Men:

Beret - $55

Tie - $125

Belt - $85

Shirt - $425

Blazer - $795

Trousers - $295

Shoes - $165

Women:

Beret - $55

Scarf - $58

Belt - $85

Shirt - $179

Skirt - $498

Blazer - $598

The U.S. Olympic team may be privately funded, but this is really insulting.  Knowing how much clothes manufacturing really costs - even in America, it's disgusting to see Ralph Lauren not only make the items overseas, but make them at such an inflated cost.  Fuck you Benedict Arnold Ralph Lauren.

Dead Heat (And Not Joe Piscopo)

Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh pretty fast.  In fact, you could say the two US sprinters are equally fast. And that's the problem.

During yesterday's women's 100 meter Olympics qualifier, both finished the race in 11.068 seconds.  Not even the judges high speed camera determine if one was faster than the other.  The downside is that both placed third, and the rules state that the three fastest runners get a berth to the Olympic games.

This type of high-speed camera takes three pictures every thousandth of a second, or a spread of 300 nanoseconds between frames. - and it's a real issue when you can't separate two racers when you're shooting them at 3000 pictures per second.  It's doubtful either will concede their third place spot, so they have to settle it an analog way - by flipping a quarter - or having a run off.