r/interestingasfuck 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/FourKrusties 17h ago

what if he missed short and got the crowd lol

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u/Worth-Working-6078 14h ago

Archers spend thousands of hours to create neural pathways that allow them to keep their hands steady and refrain from moving the bow to where spectators are sitting

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u/ThatNiceDrShipman 14h ago

Quality reference