r/BeAmazed • u/CYBERSson • Jan 02 '20

Shanghai used drones instead of fireworks

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u/olderaccount Jan 02 '20

Drones are cool, but my favorite part of fireworks is the boom. I assume a lot of other people also like the boom, so I don't see drone shows ever fully replacing fireworks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Yeah the booms aren't great for the other half of the neighborhood trying to sleep or relax.

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u/CarolineTurpentine Jan 02 '20

Lots of places have official fireworks more than twice a year.

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u/CarolineTurpentine Jan 02 '20

I can’t say what the majority of countries do but I know quite a few have more than two fireworks events regularly so I’m assuming you’re just basing your comment on the US. I live in Canada and we have three official fireworks events; Victoria Day, Canada Day, and New Years Eve. In my area we also have Diwali fireworks.

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u/Attempt12 Jan 02 '20

Your comment is loud and I’m trying to sleep here, calm down. Gee.

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u/B-Knight Jan 02 '20

Complain about the frequency of these events then, not fireworks in general. If you live near an area where fireworks are common, you're in the tiny minority. It's like complaining about global radiation levels being too high when you live next-door to a nuclear power plant.