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fire that flies economy class for months just to light a bowl for two weeks.
means a ceremonial flame relayed from greece to the host city, symbolizing the games' ancient roots and modern hype machine.
from the ancient greeks kept sacred fires burning at olympia for zeus and hera, but the relay itself is a 1936 nazi berlin invention, staged by leni riefenstahl's crew for propaganda spectacle.
lit whereparabolic mirror in olympia, greece, using sunlight
travels howplanes, ships, even underwater once, in sydney 2000
never fully outlantern backup flame guards against wind or sabotage
beijing 2008 recordsummited mount everest, highest torch relay ever