How will the flame be lit?

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 2, 2008 3:13 pm

How do you think the Olympic flame will be lit?

Some secrets out about Olympics opening ceremony
By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer

More Olympics Videos BEIJING (AP)—Some secrets are out for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. One big one remains.

Video shot by South Korean television at a dress rehearsal this week was leaked, offering a first glimpse of the elaborate production.

Spoiler alert: Viewers can expect a dramatic countdown, giant whales, an illuminated globe and performers flying above the audience.

What remains a mystery is how the organizers—led by China’s most famous filmmaker Zhang Yimou—plan to light the Olympic cauldron. The identity of the final torchbearer has been guarded like a state secret and a mock cauldron lighting was not a part of recent rehearsals.

Chinese media reports have speculated that the cauldron will be lit by a fire-breathing dragon or phoenix. Others say the ceremony will have five torchbearers who set ablaze a cauldron shaped like the five interlocked Olympic rings.

Another guess involves basketball star Yao Ming, saying he will hold aloft in his massive hands a child who survived the May 12 earthquake that rattled Sichuan province, with the child tipping the torch into the cauldron.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?s ... &type=lgns

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » August 2, 2008 3:18 pm

I thought it would be

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » August 2, 2008 3:18 pm

Jet Li???

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 2, 2008 3:18 pm

ph4ever wrote:I thought it would be

a very long one?

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » August 2, 2008 9:15 pm

Dubya's gonna try lighting his own f@rts. He'll get into a f@rt-lighting contest with the Chinese premier.

creeky · Post by **creeky** » August 2, 2008 9:17 pm

Jackie Chan .... karate kick

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » August 2, 2008 9:29 pm

Spontaneous combustion. All of that crap in the air is just going to ignite.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » August 2, 2008 9:36 pm

They could rub two chopsticks together to get fire for all I care.

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » August 2, 2008 10:18 pm

With their human rights history I would not be surprised if they set on fire

the protestors that they just arrested and have them jump into the

cauldron.

creeky · Post by **creeky** » August 2, 2008 10:19 pm

Marnin Grita Guy wrote:With their human rights history I would not be surprised if they set on fire

the protestors that they just arrested and have them jump into the

cauldron.

(I know this is wrong but)

Staredge · Post by **Staredge** » August 3, 2008 9:45 am

(I'm going to hell for this, aren't I????)

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 3, 2008 12:45 pm

btt

any serious ideas

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » August 3, 2008 12:50 pm

springparrot wrote:btt

any serious ideas

how about a Chinese Acrobat troupe making a human ramp
for some of the kids from the earthquake to light it??

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 3, 2008 1:07 pm

I have to say that i was less than impressed when Peking was selected as the site. Ever since, I have been fairly apathetic. Now, in light of the need to keep something pretty mundane absolutely secret (does anyone believe that if the method is revealed, viewership is going to drop..) on top of the government revoking its promise of non-censorship of foreign journalists and limiting their internet access has me saying, "screw it. I'll watch any other channel."

flyboy55 · Post by **flyboy55** » August 3, 2008 1:40 pm

springparrot wrote:btt

any serious ideas

Don't they light it from a torch carried around the world or something? Or am I hopelessly out of date/touch?

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 3, 2008 1:45 pm

flyboy55 wrote:
springparrot wrote:btt

any serious ideas
Don't they light it from a torch carried around the world or something? Or am I hopelessly out of date/touch?

In Atlanta--someone shot an arrow to light the flame

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » August 3, 2008 2:03 pm

springparrot wrote:
flyboy55 wrote:
springparrot wrote:btt

any serious ideas
Don't they light it from a torch carried around the world or something? Or am I hopelessly out of date/touch?
In Atlanta--someone shot an arrow to light the flame

the Nuge???

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 3, 2008 2:16 pm

ragtopW wrote:
springparrot wrote:
flyboy55 wrote:
springparrot wrote:btt

any serious ideas
Don't they light it from a torch carried around the world or something? Or am I hopelessly out of date/touch?
In Atlanta--someone shot an arrow to light the flame

the Nuge???

No, I was wrong...Ali lit it in Atlanta
Arrow was in Barcelona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSA9xUUXj6E

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » August 3, 2008 3:55 pm

Wasn't it LA where the doves that were released landed on the cauldron and ended up getting gassed and cooked when the flame was finally lit? and LOL @ anyone that thought China was going to live up to the promises they made to get the games.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 3, 2008 7:11 pm

Skibo wrote:Wasn't it LA where the doves that were released landed on the cauldron and ended up getting gassed and cooked when the flame was finally lit? and LOL @ anyone that thought China was going to live up to the promises they made to get the games.

never thought they would. i never would have given them the games. there are better locations in Asia that aren't vast EPA Superfund sites.