Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
06-11-2011, 14:00
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Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QtigLJD_4
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A technical hitch saw Oban’s community fireworks all released at the same time at Mossfield Stadium tonight,November 4 2011.
The display,which usually lasts around half an hour,barely lasted a minute as a spectacular number of fireworks went off simultaneously. After a minute of darkness,Councillor Roddie McCuish,one of the members of the organising committee,had to apologise and tell the crowd of hundreds who had gathered to watch the annual fireworks,that it was all over.
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Watch the video. It's cruel and yet so, so funny. 
http://www.obantimes.co.uk/2011/11/0...eworks-fiasco/
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06-11-2011, 15:12
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
haha 
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06-11-2011, 15:31
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
oh dear ,i bet someone gets a rocket for that
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06-11-2011, 18:48
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
Efficient if you ask me. Come, fireworks display done, off you go to enjoy the rest of your evening.
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06-11-2011, 19:17
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
Good display, just a bit short.
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06-11-2011, 22:16
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
Some of the people commenting on it at the Oban Times website said it was the best firework display they'd ever seen. It may have been short, but you would normally have to be at a New Years' display in a major world city to see anything like that density of pyrotechnics.
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06-11-2011, 23:21
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
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Some of the people commenting on it at the Oban Times website said it was the best firework display they'd ever seen. It may have been short, but you would normally have to be at a New Years' display in a major world city to see anything like that density of pyrotechnics.
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Personally, I'm a great fan of the general public setting off their fireworks all at once at a fixed time. Midnight at 31 December seems a good choice. You don't have to live in a major world city to see anything like that density. Any medium sized city will do. 
Bonfire night seems a muted affair with people setting off their fireworks at random times.
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07-11-2011, 09:18
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-15616697
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The company behind a fireworks display in Oban which lasted just 50 seconds has offered to provide another show free of charge later in the month.
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07-11-2011, 12:11
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
It was originally suggested they would do something for Christmas or Hogmanay...
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13-11-2011, 05:49
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Yes it was an interesting finale for sure!!
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13-11-2011, 07:39
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
I enjoyed that
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13-11-2011, 07:45
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
I don't know about where you were this year, but the lead up and bonfire night itself seemed quieter this year than past years. Just did not seem as though there were as many fireworks being let off.
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27-11-2011, 12:50
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
Update.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-15905751
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The town of Oban is to be treated to a second "high-impact" fireworks display after its first attempt lasted less than a minute.
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27-11-2011, 15:54
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
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Which if all goes the way the last one did <1 second
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27-11-2011, 15:54
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Re: Technical hitch causes half-hour firework display to go off in under a minute
Only just seen this.
What a great display that was - I think it would have been a bit boring had that lot taken 30 minutes.
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