print email comment close How Olympic Torches Work URL: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/olympic-torch.htm Description: Background about the Olympic torch and the torch run that ends in the Olympic arena and symbolizes the beginning of the Olympic Games. Covers history, design, science behind the flame, torch construction, the lighting of the torch, the relay, and related topics. From How Stuff Works. Author: Watson, Stephanie Publisher: HowStuffWorks, Inc. Extra Keywords cauldron LII Database Information: Record 24795 created by Jennifer English on 10/29/2007 Last modification on 10/29/2007 Published: 11/01/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24795