Towards the end of the closing ceremony, the stadium went black as the show transitioned into “the moving forward’ part of the show.
Particle of light joined to form the unmistakable Olympic Rings, a symbol that brought millions of people at home together in celebration of the world’s greatest athletes throughout the past two weeks.
“Together, these lights rise to form a luminous wave — representing the Olympic spirit that lives within us all. As these lights take flight across the stadium, we remember the many people whose contribution made the Olympics possible, both near and far, as well as those who could not be here today,” Olympic organisers said.
How did only TV viewers see this?
The light show was a production specific for television viewing.
The company behind the lights specialises in creating unique light and sound experiences using technologies such as augmented reality and mixed reality.
Other creations from Moment Factory can be remembered around the world:
All eyes were then on Paris as it took the torch from Tokyo
The hand over was literally out of this world, with the transition to Paris 2024 starting above earth at the International Space Station.
For the first time ever, the closing ceremony featured live events from the next host city
The live broadcast took viewers straight into the handover celebration in the streets of Paris.
Hundreds of spectators and French athletes gathered by the Eiffel Tower as part of the handover ceremony.
Special effects used to fly flag as Paris faced bad weather
The home viewer saw the Paris 2024 Olympic flag fly high from the Eiffel Tower.
Bad weather forces change of plan for Paris 2024 Handover Ceremony
This (virtually) set a world record as the largest flag ever flown — Almost the size of a football field, but hours before the ceremony organisers decided it would not be safe to go ahead.
“Sadly, the weather conditions today mean that we will not be able to proceed with our plan to raise the flag on the Eiffel Tower safely,” Paris 2024 said.
“For all those watching on screen, they will enjoy a spectacular experience in the heart of Paris, as it prepares to offer an extraordinary playground for the athletes, sport and the Games,” Paris 2024 organisers said.
There was secret drone show we didn’t see?
The official Twitter account of the Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee has shared a drone light show video that shows where the Olympic Games are headed next.
LED-equipped drones transformed into the flag of France as well as the Paris 2024 logo that combines three separate symbol.
Was this part of rehearsals or an extension of the Intel drone light show?
How did almost two thousand drones light up the sky to create a spectacular better than fireworks? the idea for a done show began down under
Looking back to the beginning, the drone show was the true highlight of the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony and arguably the blockbuster event for the entire olympics.
Musk’s Tesla is currently floating through the galaxy
Exactly five years ago,Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster was launched into space to travel on an endless joy ride through the cosmic wilderness.
And how’s this for a journey.
On its anniversary, estimates suggest the vehicle has completed three and one quarter loops around the sun and is sitting 326 kilometres from Earth.
It’s also logged up more than 4 billion kilometres, mostly travelling through a barren vacuum.
In space terms, it did get close to Mars at one point – passing within 8 million ks of the planet – or about 20 times the distance between the Earth and the moon.
Although, it’s difficult to say where the vehicle is exactly with or whether it’s still even in one piece.
It is possible the roadster may have been hit by a meteoroid or eroded by radiation. #trending #fetured