"It is not uncommon for a flame to go out and this can happen for a number of reasons, for example, in extreme winds," the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) said in a statement.

So which is it? Is it common or is it the first time in history? And technically the flame didn't go out, just the torch. They carry backup flame in a car behind the torch for just such an emergency.

Furthermore: who gives a shit? It's not magic, it's fire.