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The Olympic Flame has been extinguished in Paris, not by protesters directly, but by officials in response to protester action. tags olympic flame paris france extinguishedThis is a breaking story, and as such developments continue. Since this coverage was posted on the BBC site it has become apparent that the flame has been relit - updates to follow. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago |
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Greek officials have handed over the Olympic flame to organizers of the Beijing Olympics. 0 comments edit related share worldAnd so it begins. picked by KEROberos32 8 months ago |
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How the Olympic flame survives weather and worse. picked by cb__ 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Free Tibet Demonstrators today managed to outwit security to interfere with the passage of the London leg of the voyage of the Olympic Flame to Beijing. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago 5 comments edit related share politics |
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Want to play around with something incredibly dangerous but still really bad ass? 0 comments edit related share entertainmentMake a flame glove. picked by MUPPETMAKER 9 months ago |
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This is fascinating. I have long since pondered over how the torches work, the mechanics behind them, and the design. 3 comments edit related share plime.comThis covers it all. picked by muppetmaker 6 months ago |
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Have you ever asked yourself that question? 3 comments edit related share plime.comWell now you can have the answer... Hint: It looks nothing like a normal flame... picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
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The Olympic torch is being welcomed this weekend in the UK as a symbol of the sporting spirit, uniting people around the world in peaceful competition. 2 comments edit related share worldBut the idea of lighting the torch at the ancient Olympian site in Greece and then running it through different countries has much darker origins. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago |
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Either these people were a colossal pain in the ass or this guy is taking evil to a new level. Either way - you can guess the end result. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
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Apollo 12 launch (view from flame pit) picked by misswinkle 12 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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6 guys attempt to beat the last level of guitar hero 3 on expert. Dragon Force - Through fire and flame. Now I've never played this, but it looks impossible! picked by thenegativeone 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A LA judge has just sentence Paris Hilton to 45 days in prison for driving on a suspended license. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago 11 comments edit related share plime.com |
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“Kids will say things to each other in their messages that are too embarrassing to say in person, then when they actually meet up, they are too shy to bring up what they said in the message. It makes things tense.” picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Amateur flaming-arrow archers (not a phrase that inspires confidence!) kept the fires burning in Alberta's gas towers in 1960. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share technology |