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How Stuff Works: Olympic Torches
How Stuff Works: Olympic Torches
This is fascinating. I have long since pondered over how the torches work, the mechanics behind them, and the design.

This covers it all. picked by muppetmaker 2 months ago
tags Olympic Torch Torches Stuff Works Mechanism Flame Olympics
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 topofall
2 months ago
The article starts 'Every two years' - surely it's every four years?
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 Boppy
2 months ago
Do the winter olympics have torches too maybe?
I've lit a cigarette from the Olympic torch. A friend of mine carried it through my town and got to keep it.
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 pocksucket
2 months ago
« topofall : The article starts 'Every two years' - surely it's every four years?
The Summer and Winter games are staggered so that there is an Olympic event every two years.
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