Check out what's inside an Olympic torch

By Dieter Kurtenbach
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We all know the symbolism of the Olympic torch, but you have to wonder how they keep the flame going for so long.

Somehow, someway, the guys at What's Inside were able to crack one open and see how it all works.

Well, they tried to crack one open.

The Olympic torch might be the only thing well built in these Olympics.

The What's Inside guys said they used three saws to get into it, but you can see for yourself just how hard it was to open:

Thanks to Gizmodo for the heads up.