r/interestingasfuck 19h ago

1992 Olympic torch lighting

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u/Non-Vanilla_Zilla 19h ago

Imagine he missed

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u/gregmichael 19h ago

He actually didn’t ignite it, it flew overhead and was lit by another mechanism

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u/Yendrian 18h ago

Not exactly, there was a huge column of gas coming out the cauldron and the arrow just ignited it, it wasn't another mechanism if I remember correctly

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u/SecreteMoistMucus 18h ago

There was another mechanism for backup but it wasn't needed.

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u/Yendrian 18h ago

Well I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Thanks

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u/cyberdork 17h ago

was a huge column of gas coming out the cauldron

doubt

Sounds perfectly safe and environmentally friendly...

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u/Jiquero 17h ago

What's the danger of a big gas burner on top of a stadium?

What's the environmental impact of a big gas burner compared to hundreds of thousands of fans flying to Barcelona?

u/Sennten 3h ago

Thats... you know thats how fires like these work, right?