We Didn't Start the Fire...

Here is an article about the Olympic Torch. It goes through how they keep it lit while on a plane, what happens if the flame goes out, and who watches the flame at night. A good read for sure with the Olympics coming up!

The convoy accompanying the torch while it makes its way through city streets has more than 20 vehicles provided by the relay city and they escort the torch in a set order (a section of which is pictured above).

Most of this journey is on foot, but other modes of transport over the years have included dog sled, horse, canoe and camel.

In London, it will be carried on two boats, a bike, a bus and the Docklands Light Railway.

For a trip across the Great Barrier Reef before the 2000 Olympic Games, a special torch was designed to burn underwater.