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Disney Launches Fireworks With Compressed Air
rtphokie writes "When Disney debuted its new firework show at Disneyland recently, they also debuted some new technology which uses compressed air to lift fireworks. This virtually eliminates the need for smoke-producing black powder and other materials at launch, significantly reducing ground-level smoke, and apparently: 'Disney is in the process of donating all seven patents associated with the new air launch technology to a non-profit organization so these patents can be licensed to other pyrotechnic providers'. Something to think about for those of us attending fireworks shows this weekend in the U.S."
... that's why compressed air launch is necessary.
needs no puny patents to create an aerial light and sound extravaganza.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
What's the fun in fireworks if there's no boom when they're shot?
this takes all the entertainment out. like my mom used to say, its not fun and games until someone loses an eye.
I forget, are we supposed to like or dislike large entertainment corporations on Mondays?
In other news, Disney has decided to release all of its old movies into the public domain. Says spokeman David Franz, "We realize that the DMCA and the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act were both mistakes that hurt the American public."
Disney apparently didn't get the memo about patents. They are supposed to hold onto them, write out thousands more of them in much more fuzzy terms, and then sue every person/company on the face of the earth if they have a one letter resemblence.
Leave it to Disney to severely edit yet another Asian product...
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
That blows.
FLR
It'll reduce Bottle Rocket wars down to an aiming contest. Instead of a crap-shoot on wether or not you'll escape with your hands intact.
SCO launches new Linux Distro with Compressed Methane!
Posted by BREAL69 on Monday June 28, @1:06PM
From the ba-da-bing dept.
breal writes "When SCO deputed its new CD-Delivering service, they also deputed some new technology which uses compressed methane to launch CDs to potential customers. Darl McBride reports that it significantly reduces the cost of their distribution. We're able to use employees and users alike to deliver our product! SCO also says it has patented the technology, which they call "Gas on DEMAND" which they plan on donating the patents to many non-profit organizations.'"
Looks like something at SCO smells fishy again.
Excuse me, I don't mean to impose, but I am the ocean
The potato gun of my DREAMS!!!!!!!!
"It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself." - Henry Rollins
Sure, just watch Farenheit 9/11 if you wish to be told what to think...
Plastic fantastic. Disney is making fireworks "family friendly", just like they did with cartoons and (grrr....) dragons, amongst other things. How is this a surprise? They're like a fluffy king midas, everything they touch turns cuddly and sweet.
We really need to streamline the patent, development and deployment process on this one and get these "boomless" fireworks into Iraq and Afghanistan so people can start celebrating their weddings again.
"No boom today. Boom tomorrow. Always boom tomorrow."
It's all fun and games until someone loses the key to the handcuffs.
Yep, and bingo was his name-o.
...and make an Elephant Fly!
Best Buy can have you arrested
I got to help him change the oil.
Sometimes he brought home pallets so I could build a fort.
Why couldn't you have been a cool engineer like gsfprez's dad, you bastard!
Sorry, just still workin' thru some issues.
LETS DECOMPOSE & ENJOY ASSEMBLING
Before that, a man named Mickey (i'm not making this up, the guy's name was Mickey) physcially ran around and attempted (pretty well, from what i hear) and manually lit the fireworks to coincide with the music. Eventually, he started using electrically fired squibs.
Ya, I can see why. It's a lot easier to press a button for the squibs than it is to light a match when you're wearing big, white gloves.
Fred
"A fool and his freedom are soon parted"
-RMS
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Damn! So at Career Day in class when kids would bring in their parents to describe their jobs, everyone else must've just sunk their head in their hands and sobbed, "I suck!"
Seriously, how does one follow an act like that? "I adjust actuarial tables to reflect trends in home insurance claims." (Kids begin to fidget and cry.)
Insiders report that an even MORE amazing technology is in the works for next year:
Disney scientists have completely solved the nasty safety and environmental issues caused by using actual fire. Next year all fire will be replaced by those flappy cloth things they sell at the mall with colored lights under them.
to prevent The obvious noise problems the devices will simply be thrown into the air by the technician in a juggling fashion. To preserve the traditional level of entertainment the technician will whisper "boom" each time he throws a device.
I hope this exciting new technology becomes more common in the next few years.
Obama is a twitter sock puppet
Patent on compressed air launches? My dad's been doing that after pork n beans dinner since '83.