yeah it was 11,000 words. Took me an hour to read.



Omega, Max says. Start there. Consumer watchmaker. Official timekeeper of the Beijing Games. Responsible for the underwater touch pads that concluded Cavic lost. Also Phelps' sponsor. Obvious conflict of interest. Phelps needs Omega to make money. Omega needs Phelps to succeed to make money.
Hard to argue. (dang, now that's evidence.)



Sports Illustrated releases a second, clearer set of photos that appear to indicate a Phelps victory; on the other hand, the magazine also puts Phelps on its cover for two straight weeks. Follow the money.[34] hahahahahahahahahaha



With Phelps capturing national attention, the Olympics scored more than 200 million viewers, a record total, and earned NBC a profit exceeding $100 million.arrow[38] (Just like he says, follow the money.)



In August of 2009, Omega executive Christophe Berthaud admitted that Cavic "for sure" touched the pad before Phelps in Beijing. (DAAAAANG, let me look this up. Ah, it was that explanation of how Phelps "pushed" the pad but the other guy "slid" into it rather than push it. Blah blah blah, we all know who really won.)



"Oh, one more thing," Kaufman says. "Write this down. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR LAWYERS GO OVER THIS, DON'T PRINT ANYTHING THAT CAN GET ME SUED. OR ELSE I'LL TURN AROUND AND SUE YOU. Make it clear that I'm only speaking in what could be. And that I was very careful to say that." (smart magician)