Onion Sports recaps the most memorable moments from the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in London.
The Olympic torch is awkwardly dropped into the River Lea and officials spend 45 minutes trying to fish it out
Faint sound of 1.34 billion Chinese people laughing, heard five minutes after ceremony’s start
Tajikistan athletes hamming it up for the largely Tajikistani crowd
Daniel Craig appears in a short film as James Bond to promote Dow, official chemical company of the Olympic Games
Queen Elizabeth throws a flaming javelin into a terrified lion
The official song of the Olympics, performed by the band Muse, celebrates 50 years of British rock and roll and 15 years of overreaction to Radiohead
Accidentally holding all event finals while athletes still marching out
Some elaborately choreographed dance routine that, frankly, nobody really cares about
