{"id":44400,"date":"2021-07-09T08:45:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=44400"},"modified":"2021-07-09T14:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:51:12","slug":"44400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/09\/44400\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Fireworks Alternatives?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It all began when Gov. Kristi Gnome (R-SD) posted a pouting 4th<\/sup> of July Tweet whining that “Sparklers Suck”<\/em><\/strong> because fireworks were not allowed at Mount Rushmore this year because of the high risk of wildfires from the drought<\/p>\n

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(OK \u2013 I’ll note that she seems to prefer spelling her surname N-o-e-m.)<\/em><\/p>\n

If you scroll through the wonderful Comments responding to her whiny Tweet<\/a>, she was deservedly and repeatedly torn a new one!\u00a0 In fact, on Daily Kos<\/em> where I learned about her bitchy Tweet, I, too, responded<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Hey, Kristi \u2014<\/em><\/p>\n

You know what really sucks?\u00a0 Forest fires really suck!<\/em><\/p>\n

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These are all photos from fires \u2014 Black Hills, Custer, Hill City, Mount Rushmore, Schroeder, Storm Hill, Vineyard, Wanblee and White Draw \u2014 in YOUR<\/u> state!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then I got to thinking, I bet there are some pretty cool alternatives to fireworks.\u00a0 So I started looking, and found a few examples of drones being used for light shows.<\/p>\n

I’ll start with the best one I found from the USA: It was created by Intel, so it has a little commercial flavor to it.<\/p>\n

(If you want to decrease the viewing time and really not lose much effect, on YouTube, click the cogwheel down at the lower right \u2013 and then select “Playback Speed”<\/em> to select different options if you want it faster or slower.\u00a0 I tried all the videos at double speed, and I don’t think it lost a thing.)<\/p>\n