Extreme Christmas Lights In Orlando 318
tripmine writes "The Orlando Sentinel has a story about a geek who can't get enough Christmas light. 'This Christmas, tech-savvy people such as Hansen are increasingly building the biggest, most elaborate holiday lights in neighborhoods across Central Florida and throughout the country. They typically work in fields such as computer programming, Web development, engineering or audio and visual services and are armed with a technical knowledge that the average person lacks. They trade tips and stories on message boards and set up Web sites with step-by-step descriptions of how they installed their lights as well as pictures and videos of the finished product.'" Many cities have neighborhoods where the spectacle takes up blocks at a time, not just individual houses, too, as anyone who's strolled down Austin's 37th Street can attest. Links invited (in comments) to the best / worst light-spectacles you know of.
Good Thing It's Not in Boston (Score:5, Funny)
Cease & desists and/or lawsuits in 3.. 2.. 1.. (Score:4, Funny)
Hansen's 25,000-light display is synchronized to five songs, which he broadcasts over an FM-radio frequency so passers-by can pick it up in their cars.
Radio broadcasts a/k/a "public performance" of likely-unlicensed music? So who's gonna get him first? The RIAA? The ASCAP? The FCC?
Takin' all bets!
Re:So 90's (Score:5, Funny)
Awesome (Score:5, Funny)
Armed with technical knowledge.... (Score:4, Funny)
Bizare Christmas Decorations (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good Thing It's Not in Boston (Score:4, Funny)
Officer: We believe this may be an improvised explosive device so it's being removed using a controlled explosion.
Lady: BUT THAT'S MY HOUSE!!!
Officer: Ok you heard her boys, book her, she admitted to being the terrorist.
Re:Good Thing It's Not in Boston (Score:1, Funny)
Season? (Score:3, Funny)
No, you misheard: you triggered the seizures!
Re:Good Thing It's Not in Boston (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, I have a hard time keeping away from the eggnog, too.
Re:So 90's (Score:3, Funny)
For those in the SF Bay Area... (Score:3, Funny)
Of course, it's a sight that would make Al Gore cry, but he's an old Hum Bugger anyway.
You think that's bad? (Score:4, Funny)
Why port firefox? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Global warming QWZX (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Global warming (Score:4, Funny)
There is.
rj
Re:Global warming (Score:3, Funny)
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Jamie Lynn Spears and child...
Naaaah. Doesn't have the same ring to it!!!
Blink (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So 90's (Score:3, Funny)
Lots of lights, and older video, but still the coolest lights I've ever seen.
Re:Global warming (Score:3, Funny)
"What is more likely? That god intervened in a virgin birth, or that a Jewish trollop told a lie?"
Re:Global warming (Score:2, Funny)