This one was one of the last standing concepts for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. The company who produced the “fire” technology for the torches every game, were against having 5 different outlets for combustion, so the concept was dropped due to this. Not because the idea was wrong. I was bummed about that. What an accomplishment if I’d designed the Olympic Torch! Imagine that!
Olympic Torch
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