What Happens if the Olympic Torch Accidentally Goes Out?

(via How Stuff Works) The passing of the Olympic flame from its birthplace in Greece to wherever the games are being held in a given year is obviously a big deal, and involves serious logistics. The torches carried by the runners are specially made to burn with a large, visible yellow flame that’s easily photographed, as well as a smaller, hotter white flame that’s not as easily blown out. But sometimes life doesn’t go the way we plan — what happens if the flame does accidentally go out?