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Japan's 1,200-Year-Old ‘Eternal Flame’ Survives Massive Temple Fire (www.timesnownews.com)

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 33 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

I don't know how you can tell if the flame survived the fire, or if the fire totally destroyed and has replaced the flame.

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[–] webp@mander.xyz 26 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yes, how do we know if it's the same flame?

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[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 37 points 5 months ago (1 child)

The flame of Theseus

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

This was my grandfather's housefire, I just repainted

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