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**BPitt** · 04-08-2008, 05:45 AM

Who actually 'owns' the torch?

Is there an actual official torch - you know, like the Stanley Cup?

I think China "owns" or "runs" the torch relay.

The flame hasn't always been carried by runners. One rather dubious carrier was in the 1976 Olympics:
Remarkable means of transportation were used in 1976, when the flame was transformed to a radio signal. From Athens, this signal was carried by satellite to Canada, where it was received and used to trigger a laser beam to re-light the flame.

04-08-2008, 05:45 AM	#24
BPitt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 518 Senior Member	Who actually 'owns' the torch? Is there an actual official torch - you know, like the Stanley Cup? I think China "owns" or "runs" the torch relay. The flame hasn't always been carried by runners. One rather dubious carrier was in the 1976 Olympics: Remarkable means of transportation were used in 1976, when the flame was transformed to a radio signal. From Athens, this signal was carried by satellite to Canada, where it was received and used to trigger a laser beam to re-light the flame.
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