Comments on: Lucy in the sky with diamonds http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/ Giant on the move Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: bob sacha http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-2022 bob sacha Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:05:57 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-2022 wow, what an adventure! and those amazing pictures make it look so easy too. congrats!! wow, what an adventure! and those amazing pictures make it look so easy too. congrats!!

]]> By: Lucy http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 Lucy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:33:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1456 Robert, The cauldron was lying horizontal on a trolley on a piece of track, about 15 meters back from the edge of the stadium. Around 30 mins before it was lit, it was wheeled to the edge, tilted until vertical, and then lowered into its final position. There were clusters of fireworks waiting to be fired all over the roof, and the pyrotechnics guys had to wait until the ones on the lip of the roof had been launched before they could move the cauldron. Robert,

The cauldron was lying horizontal on a trolley on a piece of track, about 15 meters back from the edge of the stadium.
Around 30 mins before it was lit, it was wheeled to the edge, tilted until vertical, and then lowered into its final position.

There were clusters of fireworks waiting to be fired all over the roof, and the pyrotechnics guys had to wait until the ones on the lip of the roof had been launched before they could move the cauldron.

]]> By: Robert http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 Robert Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:20:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1442 Fascinating! I am wondering how the cauldron came to be. As I understand it, the cauldron wasn't even there 30 minutes before it was lit. Does anybody know how they did this? Fascinating!
I am wondering how the cauldron came to be. As I understand it, the cauldron wasn’t even there 30 minutes before it was lit. Does anybody know how they did this?

]]> By: Max http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Max Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:51:24 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1401 Wow, what I wouldn't give to someday be able to photograph the olympics. Must be really awesome to be there. Wow, what I wouldn’t give to someday be able to photograph the olympics. Must be really awesome to be there.

]]> By: Michael http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Michael Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1382 fireworks display on Beijing Olympic Games where is made by Liuyang China(Liuyang is capital of fireworks in the world) www.myspace.cn/liwenquan66 fireworks display on Beijing Olympic Games where is made by Liuyang China(Liuyang is capital of fireworks in the world) http://www.myspace.cn/liwenquan66

]]> By: kandroma http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 kandroma Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:39:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1291 Gad, sounds horribly sweaty and disgusting. Glad I wasn't there, but am instead on a white sand beach in a dry 80-degree climate, writing my memoir of a life well lived. Thanks to heaven I live in the free world. Gad, sounds horribly sweaty and disgusting. Glad I wasn’t there, but am instead on a white sand beach in a dry 80-degree climate, writing my memoir of a life well lived. Thanks to heaven I live in the free world.

]]> By: Jenny http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Jenny Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:38:03 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1288 Lucy! Good job! Sky Diamonds! nice name! haha! Lucy! Good job!

Sky Diamonds! nice name! haha!

]]> By: Erik Kirschbaum http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Erik Kirschbaum Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:50:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/09/lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds/#comment-1256 I hope he gets the gig in London too. It was a great show. Hard to imagine that being topped...but if anyone can do it, it's a creative Chinese pyrotechnics engineer who isn't at all shy about drumming up business. Go on, Lucy, put in a good word for him! I hope he gets the gig in London too. It was a great show. Hard to imagine that being topped…but if anyone can do it, it’s a creative Chinese pyrotechnics engineer who isn’t at all shy about drumming up business. Go on, Lucy, put in a good word for him!

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