August 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other stimulants:

 

 

 

 

By (constant) request:

 

 

 

 

 

Pssst...

There is no Olympic flame.

The cauldron "lighting" ceremony was 100% deception.

To decrease the carbon footprint of the 2024 Olympics,

France decided to fashion an Olympic "flame"

that burns no fuel of any sort.

That "flame" is actually just sprays of water

pumped by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles

illuminated by 40 LED spotlights.

All hydro-electric, as it were.

Each day 10,000 ticketed visitors are allowed

close-up access to the earth-bound cauldron.

Note : All available tickets have already been snapped up.

 

 Every evening from sunset to 2:00 a.m.

the "balloon" rises 60 meters (approx. 200 ft.)

above the Tuileries gardens.

There is a reason for the hot-air balloon element.

In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers' invention

was demonstrated for the first time ever in a 10-minute

untethered flight at this very same spot.

Note: This water & lights "flame" will also be used

for the Paralympic Games Aug. 28 - Sep. 8.

Team USA:

594 rain-soaked athletes from 46 states

Note: The Olympic surfing competition is taking place

in Tahiti, where athletes are housed

on a cruise ship. Watch this space.

 

Tally after 6th day of competition (Thu., Aug. 1):

USA 41 medals: 9 Gold, 17 Silver, 15 Bronze

France 30 medals: 8 Gold, 11 Silver, 11 Bronze

China 27 medals: 13 Gold, 7 Silver, 7 Bronze 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Olympian (1928 & 1932):

Buster Crabbe

1932 Swimming Gold Medal

400-meter Freestyle, Los Angeles Olympics

California native Crabbe (1907-1983)

went on to appear in more than 100 films and TV shows,

notably as Tarzan, Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.

 

(Below) Movie star handsome, indeed.