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The Shard Tower in London

I am on a very busy London Bridge which from about 9.30 gradually got taken over by pedestrians until the police were left with no choice but to stop the traffic, at least southbound.

The Shard looks great, all colour changing and firing lasers. Pewpewpew!!! With the smoke around the bottom, and the spotlights it's very reminiscent of an Apollo launch.

There are a lot of people wandering around saying 'is that it?' Not sure what they expected, for it to take off into the night sky? Pricks.
 
Haha, I knew it would be the same deal as the Crystal Palace TV thing. I saw a green laser coming from the base and that was it. I reckon the CP one was fairly awesome by comparison.
 
Why do people keep expecting laser shows to be something amazing and spectacular? Even if they work they aren't amazing and spectacular.

Is there still a club in Brechin which has a laser show? People would arrange coach trips for nights out there. That was the first and last time I allowed myself to be underwhelmed by lasers.
 
teuchter said:
saw it from by the Thames. Thought it was a bit crap really but nice to see people come out to watch it.
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I was mostly near the wobbly bridge.

Yep, it was about what I expected. Pretty cool, but not mind-blowing.

The festival atmosphere made it something special, a fair number of people down on the beach with the tide so low on the Thames. I did end up talking to quite a few random strangers, which was a nice change for London.
 
Oh how I envy Londoners.


Ed DaveyBBC News, London
There was a distinctly War of the Worlds look to the London skyline from the top of the BBC's New Broadcasting House. The Shard resembled an awkward and somewhat immobile spider spinning an intricate web of green from its lair in SE1. It must have looked curious to air traffic. Was this London? Or Bladerunner? But from the West End it would be an exaggeration to call the effect mind-blowingly spectacular. From a distance the lasers were rather lost in the bigness of the city - perhaps the beams were tempered for fear of putting people's eyes out. 'Like a rubbish disco', was the comment of one BBC night owl. In truth, exploring the darkened nether-reaches of New Broadcasting House's half-finished top floor to watch it was as much fun as the laser show itself.
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cybertect said:
I was mostly near the wobbly bridge.

Yep, it was about what I expected. Pretty cool, but not mind-blowing.

The festival atmosphere made it something special, a fair number of people down on the beach with the tide so low on the Thames. I did end up talking to quite a few random strangers, which was a nice change for London.
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I'll be most disappointed if you haven't got good pictures
 
quimcunx said:
Why do people keep expecting laser shows to be something amazing and spectacular? Even if they work they aren't amazing and spectacular.

Is there still a club in Brechin which has a laser show? People would arrange coach trips for nights out there. That was the first and last time I allowed myself to be underwhelmed by lasers.
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I went to a nightclub in Majorca that had a pretty cool one. Dolphins and stuff.
 
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