2024 Olympics cauldron inspired by the first hydrogen balloon flight (1783)

3 pointsposted 11 hours ago
by sirobg

4 Comments

sirobg

11 hours ago

The article mentions that the 2024 Olympics cauldron pays homage to the Montgolfier Brothers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers). However, I chose to reference the Robert Brothers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_brothers) because their historic hydrogen balloon flight took place in the Tuileries Gardens (an iconic location in Paris) where the Olympics cauldron was also unveiled.

Here are some historical artworks of the event:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_brothers#/media/File:Ea...

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_and_Paral...

ggm

11 hours ago

Cauldron in name. Fibre optic cables and water mist by nature. It's all theatre but the greek actresses could symbolically fill a water bottle which people carry safely instead of this flame thing.

compressedgas

11 hours ago

Have them carry an amphora.

ggm

10 hours ago

Have to be less than 100ml. Small amphora.