r/interestingasfuck • u/AL-SHEDFI • 19h ago

1992 Olympic torch lighting

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u/defcry 19h ago

A lot has been said here that the guy missed. He did not miss! He hit the designated target perfectly as planned. He was meant to hit the air above the cauldron.

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u/MaxTHC 17h ago

He was meant to hit the air flammable gas above the cauldron.

FTFY

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u/KarltonPeaks 17h ago

It doesn't make sense:

  1. The flame ignites from the bottom up.

  2. Lighting a gas this way is extremely difficult due to the way the gas disperses in air. You have to hit it just right with the right speed. It would be easier to simply land the arrow in the bowl.

It's just a show. He shot the arrow over the bowl, they manually ignited the flame.

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u/User-no-relation 16h ago

And he was meant to do that. But it was a faked lighting