The Olympic Torch

[albaqwerty]

How on earth are they going to transport it safely to the UK, well, London,safely if it's lit?

[TheOtherHalf]

I hear its all done with mirrors. Its coming through our little town on June 18th and I shall be following it up to the next seadside town Filey about 12 miles. Just for the fun of it :>)

[albaqwerty]

Our town is being avoided, can't say I blame them really.

[andrew1707]

The torch is passing the end of our road on its tour.....they will need bullet-proof vests with the number of shooting there has been recently!!!

[B00]

Here's a somewhat lengthy description of how....

http://entertainment....com/olympic-torch.htm

[Old_Geezer]

They put it in the freezer during the sea voyage to keep it fresh.

[albaqwerty]

thanks B00, I'll have a shifty later.

LOL OG, I knew there had to be a logical explanation :-)

[Toureman]

http://news.bbc.co.uk.../magazine/7327079.stm

[237SJ]

I got this:
"The flame will travel to the UK in a ceremonial lantern that is secured in a specially designed cradle which is, in turn, firmly fixed to it`s seat on the plane using a secure holding device. The lantern is designed to the Olympic Floame can burn safely for 30 hours".

As the flame is a ceremonial flame, dispensation is granted by the CAA

[237SJ]

"Flame" not floame!

[carolegif]

It's already gone out once during the ceremony! I hope it is not an omen. We see it on May 21st.

[LochNessMonster]

In a lantern onboard a plane.

[albaqwerty]

ooh 'eck carole. I hope it's not too.

I like the word floame. :-D

Thank you all kindly xx

[tamborine]

like this http://www.google.co....=0CHsQ9QEwAA&dur=1254

[jake-the-peg]

Am I the only one who thinks this whole torch thing is damn silly?

They didn't do this in acient times and now we have a bunch of people in fancy dress solemnly lighting a file in a mirrored bucket and transporting it on a plane in a special cargo device.

It's nearly as bad as the Stone Henge "druids"

I've nothing against the Olypics but this is just silly!

[FredPuli43]

No, jake, you're not the only one. The practice started at the 1936 Olympics,' Hitler's games', which is hardly a happy precedent.

[Hopkirk]

I think the guy holding the flame has to have an outside seat on the plane.

[jno]

it's just a ritual, with whatever symbolic significance you might want to attach to it. Some people like to see it going through their town/country, some don't. It doesn't matter who started it - the more significant thing would be who did it second - ie turning it from a one-off into a tradition - and I presume that was London 1948.

[Davethedog]

Don't know, don't want to know, don't care.