A very French closing ceremony

French folklore played recurring roles throughout the opening and the closing #Olympic ceremonies, but there was no working Edith Piaf or Charles Aznavour in any of it, alas. But there's one bit of final French that deserves to be pointed out in the raising of the rings.

Did y'all notice that when they were raised separately, that they looked nonetheless intertwined up there? That's a vintage French invention, folks. It's called trompe l'oeil.

Fooling the eyes.
NOW you can call it a day.
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