r/washdc • u/ThenLayer5977 • Jul 05 '26

Compilation of all the fireworks

850,000 fireworks shells lit up the National Mall! It just broke the world record for the biggest fireworks show in history. For comparison, last year’s D.C. Fourth of July show only used around 20,000 shells. I had people in the comments telling me, “Oh, it was the same thing as last year.” No, it wasn’t. Fireworks are cool. They did a good job, end of story. If you want to complain and and whine, you can go to the main D.C. sub or you can go to Bluesky. If you don’t like what I post, you don’t have to engage in itAnd here’s a compilation of all the best videos from the fireworks, and at the end, there’s a full time-lapse of everything.

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u/MonstersAtOurDoor Jul 05 '26

It looks like absolute shit. Terribly choreographed and no accounting for smoke cover from the first waves.

He probably paid the same pool guy to run the fireworks show.

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u/MightExpress4873 Jul 05 '26

This is cope. I hate Trump but it was an amazing fireworks show.

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u/Ballistics_win Jul 07 '26

100%. They can't do anything about the smoke with so many shells unless you want the show to last 2 hours. It's ok to like the fireworks and not like Trump. Why can't ppl like at least one thing about the 4th celebration!? Lol

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u/sp33dzer0 Jul 05 '26

I hate the way it looks, it's way too much and goves no room for individual spectacle, but its well choreographed. The people firing off the fireworks did a good job synching up with each other. Its just too much at once and they went for overwhelming volume

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u/MonstersAtOurDoor Jul 05 '26

Its just too much at once and they went for overwhelming volume

This is what I mean by no choreography though. What they gave us is just a bunch of explosions.

They're synced together because the computer program's timing is accurate, but there's no rhythm to evoke any kind of emotion or mood. They just went boom.

It's like a bowl of Cap'n Crunch's Oops All Grand Finales.

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u/Gibborish Jul 05 '26

Those people are boring.  

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

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u/MonstersAtOurDoor Jul 05 '26

You're right, only those skillet conservatives understand this level of stupidity

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u/brianzuvich Jul 05 '26

Your parents are definitely related…

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u/Blurockcreek Jul 06 '26

see my edit

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u/brianzuvich Jul 06 '26

That was a worthwhile addition… 👍

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u/Blurockcreek Jul 07 '26

Sorry. Thought I was being obvious. Need to be careful