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Hrvoje Simic

Hrvoje Simic

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No, not extinguished, it was transferred to a lamp, but not a good PR move. Too much bad exposure in this nonsensical media-hype world that is our bane.

I must say I love the design of the London cauldron. During the opening ceremony I kept wondering how it was going to lift to the top of the stadium for all to see. Nope. Not gonna happen.
 
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With respect...

Liam Hall said:
Who cares?
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Good question.

Liam Hall said:
It's just symbolic.
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It might help picturing the effect of same words coming from:

- a designer, after sending messed up vectors of a company logo to broadcast
- a "Bobby", while returning to a precinct without a badge on his helmet
- a spouse, after arriving home from a night bar without a ring

Seems like one symbol affected the motivation to react to this topic.
And devalue another.

Liam Hall said:
I can lend them a zippo to re-light it.
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Perhaps...was it lit in a $42M Olympic Ceremony or by Sun rays on Olympus ?
 
Hrvoje Simic said:
It might help picturing the effect of same words coming from:

- a designer, after sending messed up vectors of a company logo to broadcast
- a "Bobby", while returning to a precinct without a badge on his helmet
- a spouse, after arriving home from a night bar without a ring
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With respect, we're not talking about anything more than a piece of theatre. The torch is a prop. And it did its job very successfully, giving people all over the UK a moment to celebrate in their communities as it travelled around the country. It went out several times in the lead up to the games and I don't think anyone was expecting the wrath of the gods when they extinguished it to move the cauldron - just a bloke with some matches.
 
Liam Hall said:
With respect, we're not talking about anything more than a piece of theatre. The torch is a prop. And it did its job very successfully, giving people all over the UK a moment to celebrate in their communities as it travelled around the country. It went out several times in the lead up to the games and I don't think anyone was expecting the wrath of the gods when they extinguished it to move the cauldron - just a bloke with some matches.
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Thank you for your opinion. It is respected.

Now...I suggest stopping with uneccessary patriotic defensive marginalization and spending some thought on why the $42M budget doesn't cover keeping the elightment symbolising flame burning, while moving it hundred meters to the side.

Fairy tales and online statuses beating Fleming, Bell, Newton, Watt, Hawking, Clarke, Wells...might be helpful with the thought process.
 
Hrvoje Simic said:
Thank you for your opinion. It is respected.

Now...I suggest stopping with uneccessary patriotic defensive marginalization and spending some thought on why the $42M budget doesn't cover keeping the elightment symbolising flame burning, while moving it hundred meters to the side.

Fairy tales and online statuses beating Fleming, Bell, Newton, Watt, Hawking, Clarke, Wells...might be helpful with the thought process.
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I'm guessing English is not your first language, so I'll ignore your childish attempt at an insult. I've already answered your question, so I suggest you reread what I wrote earlier.
 
Your guess is correct. There are three mistakes though.

First is falsley attributing the intent of an insult by assuming a negative tone, based on an unpleasant context, disregarding the starting words. Second is formulating the sentence as if the insult was existant. Third is the assumption of an inquiry.

I friendly suggest not taking this personally.
Regardless of what the box says. You should know what I'm talking about.
 
You realise that Britain is still in recession and that every £ spent on this Olympics has been scrutinised by our media?

I assume that moving the flame, when lit, would have cost a decent amount of extra cash... Pointless and costly, two things the British press would go crazy about.

It's a non story that the press should never have reported, may as well get upset about Santa not existing.
 
Point and position well understood, Jay.

Perhaps the light distribution affects the power draw.

Good vibes sent both to you and Liam.
 
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Darn good prop though and I don't recall seeing a better version. Our industry relies on Illusion and dreams, this one certainly seems to be a good as anything we do.
 
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