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Fireworks mistakenly set off all at once at display in Scotland
Telegraph ^
| Nov. 6, 2011
Posted on 11/06/2011 8:52:26 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
The Oban community fireworks display in Western Scotland lasted one minute instead of 30 minutes.
The audience who came to see the Oban Community Fireworks Display got a surprise this year.
A technical hitch saw all of the fireworks released simultaneously, unleashing a cacophony of noise.
Footage of the display shows a deafening, wild and uncoordinated display that lasts for just over a minute.
After the extremely short display, Councillor Roddie McCuish, one of the organisers of the event, apologised to the crowd of hundreds...
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: fireworks; scotland
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Spent the bread on a short circus?
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:55:09 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
For some reason, this has me rolling.
The last firework is what did it for me.
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Actually not bad, if short. I pictured something a lot more explosive and dangerous.
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:56:26 AM PST
by
Truth29
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
With the short attention span displayed by most people these days, I don’t think it really bothered the majority of spectators.
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:56:28 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Stop Government Greed Now!!!!)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Now, THAT is the proper way to display fireworks. That little by little stuff is not exciting or entertaining.
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:57:58 AM PST
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:58:04 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(Sarah Palin is at war with the left. Most Freepers are just playing the video game.)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Cool. They got the finale at the beginning.
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:59:03 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: Eaker
Scots handling explosives ping.
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posted on
11/06/2011 8:59:37 AM PST
by
humblegunner
(The kinder, gentler version...)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:00:29 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(I guess some Occupiers are more 99% than other Occupiers.)
To: Cowgirl of Justice
The last firework is what did it for me.I see what you mean!
Still laughing...
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:00:35 AM PST
by
digger48
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:00:46 AM PST
by
kanawa
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:01:26 AM PST
by
dirtboy
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:12:32 AM PST
by
al baby
(Is that old windbag still on the air ?)
To: al baby
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
I would get a hoot out of that, as long as it didn’t kill me.
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:15:48 AM PST
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: Overtaxed
Cool!
Do it again!
I did, and I’m still smiling, best fireworks I ever saw
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:16:37 AM PST
by
munin
(Live free or die)
To: RichInOC
I actually looks like somebody accidentally timed everything in seconds instead of minutes. They actually aren’t going off all at once. It looks like they got a 30-45 minute display in 30-45 seconds.
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:18:25 AM PST
by
minime2
To: dirtboy
MUch better link you posted. Stupid Telegraph cut out the echo of the last firework and reaction.
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posted on
11/06/2011 9:20:54 AM PST
by
wolficatZ
(Somebody once wrote "Revenge is a dish that has to be eaten cold".)
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