JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Buddy_LeChat said: Oups... clicked to fast! As I don't have 12 minutes to waste... What's that ILLUMINATIng thing? Not another conspiracy thing I hope? Some folks out there need a life. And how a kinetic sculpture gets into this? Yes, another conspiracy thing- and the form of the cauldron / kinetic sculpture combination is suggestive of sun-worship. In London 2012, the triangular lighting gantries on the stadium were deemed by the same sort of people to be representations of the tall eye-in-pyramid seen on the evil conspiratorial dollar bill. Hey ho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy_LeChat Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 3 hours ago, Anthony Howe said: Show someone a rock out of context and it can turn into a rocket. Just hilarious. lol... you crack me up every time! @JMarkSnow2012 Thanks for explaining the esoteric side of my job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Paralympic cauldron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) Just before this site went down for maintenance yesterday, I was going to post that I just received the electronic PDF version of my article, "Where Have All the Summer Cauldrons Gone?" which just appeared in the July issue of the Journal of the Int'ls Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH). I can share this electronic copy--still not having seen the actual, physical copy myself-- with those who request it and aren't on my iGNORE list. (I realize there are some incorrect facts, but the editor, Volker Kluge, is responsible for that. Anyway . . ., PM me with your email addy if you want a copy.) Edited September 6, 2016 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBModerator Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said: Just before this site went down for maintenance yesterday, I was going to post that I just received the electronic PDF version of my article, "Where Have All the Summer Cauldrons Gone?" which just appeared in the July issue of the Journal of the Int'ls Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH). I can share this electronic copy--still not having seen the actual, physical copy myself-- for this who request it and aren't on my iGNORE list. (I realize there are some incorrect facts, but the editor, Volker Kluge, is responsible for that. Anyway . . ., PM me with your email addy if you want a copy.) I have the physical copy - received it last week. It looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) 48 minutes ago, GBModerator said: I have the physical copy - received it last week. It looks good. Thanks, Rob. Kluge, the editor, expanded it quite a bit but also threw in the parts about (i) Tokyo 2020 going thru with Zaha Hadid's original design (I knew it had already changed but he still noted it); (ii) Atopia's real name -- Atopia/Innovation (calling it Atopia International); and (iii) not crediting our own Palette here (Hiroko) who supplied me with the one picture used for the Tokyo 1964 cauldron. I can't say if he/the Journal will print an "Erratum" box in the next issue. He really inflated the article in both good and bad ways. Edited September 6, 2016 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Howe Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Zaha's design looks a little like a supercar by MacLaren or Koenigsegg or maybe the cars looks like her. If, in fact, this is the stadium design they are building. If they need a cauldron I got plenty of puss left over from where the last one came from. Gas flame options up the wazoo. Incredible satisfaction and joy to be a part of it all. Lotsa new flame options. Bud, you up for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Howe Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 How do you edit or delete your posts on this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy_LeChat Posted September 6, 2016 Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 @baron-pierreIV How to get a copy of your PDF doc? the message system on your profile doesn't work. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Buddy_LeChat said: @baron-pierreIV How to get a copy of your PDF doc? the message system on your profile doesn't work. Thanks in advance Buddy, check your Inbox. I just sent you a msg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Anthony Howe said: How do you edit or delete your posts on this forum? Anthony, You can edit (by being a Premium member), but you can't delete--not unless you ask the Moderator(s) to delete it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBlakeUSA Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 The Paralympics Opening Ceremony Is Tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 4 hours ago, TeamBlakeUSA said: The Paralympics Opening Ceremony Is Tomorrow. No It Isn't. It's Today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy_LeChat Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 And we have another interesting mechanical structure in the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 One that isn't the cauldron? After all, we know what that'll be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy_LeChat Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 26 minutes ago, yoshi said: One that isn't the cauldron? After all, we know what that'll be Well, it's not the kinetic sculpture (cauldron) as it's on all the pics out there... But what else do you guess we could have built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 A wheelchair-thing? A bit like how we lit the Sochi torch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy_LeChat Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 39 minutes ago, yoshi said: A wheelchair-thing? A bit like how we lit the Sochi torch? Your close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 A wonderful touching and moving relay of the torch through the stadium. And the Kinetic Cauldron lit again and this time in a better position. Also the rain gave an awesome effect of light reflection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 A gif of part of the ramps deployment (with a bit of luck we'll get spectator video of the whole thing from a single camera in the next few days): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 9 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: A gif of part of the ramps deployment (with a bit of luck we'll get spectator video of the whole thing from a single camera in the next few days): Here's the sort of thing I mean (but I'll be looking out for more that aren't in vertical format!): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 - and then I thought, "I'll just try to find one more before bedtime". Low resolution, but it does have the whole thing from the entry of the torch: And I may as well add the Pira do Povo relighting too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Oh bother- the uploader just made the first one private ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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