They just lit the Olympic Cauldron in London.
Even though it's not technically a cauldron — the flaming structure is made of 200+ copper "pedals" that represent every country in the Games — it still looks great.
When you put the pedals together, you get one unified flame.
Here's an awesome screencap of the flame from below (via the live BBC broadcast). A stunning effect:
And here's the flame itself:
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