Olympic Games Torch Turin 2008
Began its Relay on 8 December 2005 in Olympia, the olympic torch is a modern reinterpretation of the wooden traditional torch. Unlike cases of torchs in the past which flame comes out of a hole on top, the new olympic torch flame envelopes the body of the torch.
Measuring 770 mm high, a diameter of 105 mm and weighs 1.850 kg. It cannot be re-lit and it must not go out in any condition even if it rain, snow and wind. The Each Torch burns for 15 minutes, and the flame must not be higher than 10 centimeter.
Manufactured by Pininfarina, it comes in blue color. The outside shell is made of aluminums; the inside fittings are of steel, techno-polymers, and copper. Whereas for the finishing a special paint that is resistant to high temperatures is applied on the surface
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