Dubai a city known for superlatives and big money spending, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest fireworks display ever seen as the emirate saw in the New Year - although the spectacular event was delayed until 20 minutes after midnight.
Ten months in planning, over 500,000 fireworks were used during the display which lasted around six minutes, with Guinness World Records adjudicators on hand to confirm that a new record had been set.
Covering a distance of over 94km (61.6 miles) of the city's seafront, the display incorporated some of Dubai's top landmarks, including Palm Jumeirah, World Islands, the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab.
The spectacle's final salvo of fireworks created an artificial "sunrise" along the seafront, with the highest fireworks reaching more than one kilometre in height.
Organisers had been aiming to beat a record set in 2012 during a
display to mark Kuwait's golden jubilee anniversary which saw a
total of 77,282 fireworks launched.
Dubai's attempt broke that benchmark by some margin, with
enough fireworks launched within the first minute of the display
alone to surpass the previous record.
What has now goes down as the biggest bang in the history of pyrotechnics was designed by U.S. firm Fireworks by Grucci.
The performance used 100 computers to synchronise the pyrotechnics, along with a choreographed musical soundtrack.
In the build up to the event, more than 200 expert technicians worked 5,000 man hours to ensure that the fireworks' timing was accurate down to the millisecond.
Youtube link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUQKuEYIt8I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DpUQKuEYIt8I
Title : New Year Eve: Dubai Puts On A Record-Setting Fireworks Show
Description : Dubai a city known for superlatives and big money spending, has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest fireworks display ever seen ...
