Granted I know more about Proactiv acne cream then I do about the Olympic traditions. I know that there is always an Olympic torch present, but I didn't know exactly why. So I decided to investigate. The Olympic Torch can also be called the Olympic Flame. It represents when Prometheus stole fire from the Greek god Zeus. In ancient Greece a fire was kept burning through the duration of the ancient Olympics.
The torch is lit several months before the Games start, & it's always lit in Olympia Greece. The torch then visits various cities before ending up at it's destination. In 1976 the flame was somehow transformed into a radio signal & then transmitted to a Canadian satellite which triggered a laser beam to re-light the flame. The torch was even carried under water by divers in 2000. Multiple flames are usually transported with the torch in case it is extinguished.
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