Posted in News Olympic flame is ‘fake’: Floating cauldron fire that wowed the world at Paris 2024 opening ceremony is 100 per cent electric, using LED lights and water mist – and is even safe to touch July 29, 2024 The Olympic flame that wowed the world at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony in a floating cauldron is not real but in fact 100 per cent electric, organisers have revealed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13682339/Olympic-flame-fake-floating-cauldron-fire-safe-touch.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490