Ran across this in the January 28, 2002 "Sports Illustrated" mag:
"To evoke the "Light the Fire Within" motto of these Games, the cauldron at Rice Eccles Stadium is glass, literally revealing the fire within. But burning gas in glass is fraught with technical challenges... The structure includes a continually flowing sheet of water to cool the glass, keep it from cracking and wash away soot. A computer system monitors the temperature and pumps the water." I'm awaiting confirmation from the Guiness Book of World Records authorities, but it appears that what we have here is the world's largest bidet! Congratulations, Al. :-p -Julius
