tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4953954626562685630..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: A Brief History of the Olympic Torch – Katherine RobertsMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11343682081876098392012-06-07T12:20:16.788+01:002012-06-07T12:20:16.788+01:00I don't know if the horses galloped, Penny - t...I don't know if the horses galloped, Penny - that would be quite dramatic! I imagined them trotting gently, like the runners I saw carrying the torch... does anyone know how fast the horses actually went in the relay of 1956?Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-23144750215253539962012-06-07T11:24:55.198+01:002012-06-07T11:24:55.198+01:00I'm sure the 1956 version was done with gallop...I'm sure the 1956 version was done with galloping horses but at the moment the "flame by horseback" conjures up a torch-bearer taking a pleasant amble in the sunshine, possibly calling into village pub awhiles, rather than a Ghent-to-Aix race. The lazer version is my favourite too!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11047752541033212172012-06-06T18:53:52.699+01:002012-06-06T18:53:52.699+01:00Ann, how lovely the torch crossed the gorge over t...Ann, how lovely the torch crossed the gorge over the old Iron Bridge! I've actually danced on that bridge with the Iron Men & Severn Gilders morris dancers... that's Severn as in the river, and Gilders as in the pottery gilders... hmm, I think I feel another History Girls post coming on.<br /><br />Yes Sue, the laser did sound cool. I wonder how many other inventive ways the flame will be passed on in future? (and now you've got me thinking of Katniss' cloak of flames in the Hunger Games...)Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13879166978757010602012-06-06T17:01:13.385+01:002012-06-06T17:01:13.385+01:00Fascinating, Kath. My favourite is the ignition o...Fascinating, Kath. My favourite is the ignition of the torch, long-distance, by laser beam, too. It seems a fitting way to unite past and present.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43415965220852445152012-06-06T16:55:19.382+01:002012-06-06T16:55:19.382+01:00I love the idea of the flame that is never allowed...I love the idea of the flame that is never allowed to go out. Last week it came to Shropshire and we watched it being carried over the famous Iron Bridge.Ann Turnbullhttp://www.annturnbull.comnoreply@blogger.com