Off the Field
Opening ceremony by numbers
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-13 15:51
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Three billion – estimated television viewers worldwide able to watch the opening ceremony
60,600 – filled-to-capacity seating at BC Place Indoor stadium, the venue for the ceremony
45,000 – kilometers. Distance the Olympic Flame traveled across Canada to reach BC Place.
25,000 – kilograms of audio equipment
11,600 – meals orderd for delivery to the stadium to feed everyone during the day
10,050 – liters of water to hand in the stadium
5,000 – In-ear monitors for the performers
4,100 – pairs of shoes
2,050 – volunteers working in the program
1983 – year the BC Place opened
1,054 – Intelligent lighting fixtures, many holding some of the 1,296 LED screen tubes
900 – kilograms the weight of a 16m-high Spirit Bear, the biggest prop on the stage
750 – support volunteers within and around the BC Place
450 – Racks of costumes
200 – kilograms, the weight of the stadium’s five Olympic rings, each 7cm in diameter
123 – Meters long cylinder in the center of the arena, displaying changing light projections
100 – fiddlers and 100 drums
36 – rigging points in the 41,480 sqm roof. Below, 1.8km of trusses suspend lights and scenery
21 – average number of rehearsal days donated by each volunteer
17 – Projection screens surrounding the audience in the stadium
13 – snowboards, plus 100 pairs of rollerblade skates and eight skis
2 – artistic directors, David Atkins and Ignatius Jones from Australia
