During the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, mechanical snowflakes rose toward the sky and bloomed to create the Olympic rings, except for one:
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The following are the best of the internet's reaction to this inconsequential technical difficulty.
1. The "file not found":

2. The Internet Explorer:
3. The lag:

4. The political dig:

5. The reemergence of this prophetic Criminal Chalkist street art:

Criminal Chalkist / Via english.mashkulture.net
6. The reemergence of this even more prophetic 1984 Sports Illustrated cover:

7. The Wrecking Ball, of course:

8. The buffer:
9. The BP:

10. The obligatory (and let's be honest, slightly overdone) "you had one job":

11. The "Putin's a tight wad":

12. The Bob Costas:
The fifth ring that didn't open is just a tribute to Bob Costas's eye.
Jordan Cohen@jorcohenFollow
The fifth ring that didn't open is just a tribute to Bob Costas's eye.
11:29 AM - 7 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
13. The Huffington Post burn:
New Sochi splash: http://t.co/smb4tpROpx
Chris York@ChrisDYorkFollow
New Sochi splash: http://t.co/smb4tpROpx
11:56 AM - 7 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
14. And—the best one of all—the self parody:

NBC / Via Twitter: @BrianCurtisNBC5