Jan van Haasteren’s ‘Olympics’ is one crazy picture. Whatever happens at this summer’s Beijing Games, no way will there be as many disasters as are in this puzzle. The discus is hurtling towards the boxing ring; an Alsatian is charging towards the athletes, who are waiting for their race to start; and a long jumper, illegally assisted by big springs attached to his shoes, has launched into the air, only to realize at the last minute that someone is digging a mine at the far end of the sandpit!
The spectators, meanwhile, are having to grapple with a rampaging octopus, while down below on the track there’s a lion on the loose.
Looking at this picture, I get the distinct feeling it would be much safer to stay home and watch the Olympics on the telly.
Besides, you get a much better view that way, don’t you?
