The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are “sturdy,” organizers reassured on Monday after a report warned they weren’t strong enough for sex.
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself jumping repeatedly on a bed to prove the point, after the report in the New York Post claimed the beds were deliberately flimsy to promote social distancing.
“The beds are meant to be anti-sex. They’re made out of cardboard, yes, but apparently they’re meant to break with sudden movements. It’s fake — fake news!” McClenaghan said in the video posted on Twitter.
The official Olympics Twitter account thanked McClenaghan for “debunking the myth,” adding “the sustainable beds are stur…
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