The greatest Olympic cauldron lighting ever. By bow and arrow

Aug 6, 2016 12:34 AM

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The greatest Olympic cauldron lighting ever. By bow and arrow

Barcelona 1992

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmRf41SVHS4

Mildly surprised its not Katniss.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Isn't this on the FP right now?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why is this not an upvote gif yet? my skills are beyond lacking to do such a thing, make it so imgur!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

meanwhile. in the parking lot after the first attempt.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I freaked out and thought I missed this tonight! It's all good though, I was an infant in 1992.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

ok. but who is gonna get the arrow now?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Epic. I'm a sucker for bow and arrow in video games wish this was part of an rpg

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

/a/2fDc3

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Any love for the 1994 ski-jump? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juRbnaxZGqc

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Antonio Rebollo is the name of the archer.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And then a door opened.... Boo do do do do do do do

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wasn't lit by the arrow. They found the chance of hitting the audience too high. It purposefully overshot into a sandbox.

10 years ago | Likes 0 Dislikes 1

The target was actually the gas cloud above the torch. Arrow passed through flammable gas, poof! It landed outside just as planned.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There doesn't seem to be any evidence of the arrow lighting the torch. Quoting BBC it's "way outside".

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

oh boy I was thinking about this exactly today

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Except it missed.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Blackfish approved.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I REMEMBER this. I was ten, and was like, "they're NEVER going to top this."

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

While this was amazing, 1996 was probably the most emotional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80wMMFAcweQ

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Awwww thanks for the memory!!!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Could you imagine missing....

10 years ago | Likes 61 Dislikes 3

yes

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Miss too many time and they bring the Blackfish in.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

The arrow didn't actually light it - if he missed, or it went out, or whatever, it still would have lit up.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

already saw it, go eat farts

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

I regret that I can only upvote this comment once.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He missed though.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The arrow was supposed to go over it. It only had to pass through the gas cloud coming off the top, and landed in a sandbox outside.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Aha. I did not know that. I stand corrected.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm scared of what would happen if they let me do this...(username relevant)

10 years ago | Likes 225 Dislikes 9

Keep drinking, you don't really have cancer

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

It's not funny if you point it out

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Clumsyyyy! <3

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"A member of the opening ceremonies was shot and set on fire today when hit with a flaming arrow."

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How long have you been waiting for this moment?

10 years ago | Likes 51 Dislikes 1

June 24, 2013

10 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 0

*psst* you can change your name anytime.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey that's one day after I joined.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0