stoy to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarequixotic120@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agothat sounds like they made a real flame
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoA real flame, but not one ignited by the sun in Greece. (Or wherever it is started)
that sounds like they made a real flame
A real flame, but not one ignited by the sun in Greece. (Or wherever it is started)