Reminds me of the story of the discus the Americans brought to the first modern Olympics. From http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1137.htm http://www.uh.edu/engines/

Reminds me of the story of the discus the Americans brought to the first modern Olympics. From http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1137.htm http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1137.htm: "Robert Garrett, from Princeton, competed in several events. The discus was unknown in America so he had a blacksmith fashion one like those in Greek art. It weighed 20 pounds -- much too heavy to throw. Once in Greece, he found that a modern discus only weighed five pounds. He practiced with one for a few days. Then he dethroned the Greek champion. Garret came home with four gold medals."