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Christmas lights gone wild

Electronics Weekly's Jason Foster sent in this video.

He writes, "Watch it with the sound switched on, it is sensational. To say nothing of having the carbon footprint of Texas."

This display was the work of Carson Williams from Ohio, electrical engineer who spent about three hours sequencing the 88 Light-O-Rama channels that controlled the 16,000 Christmas lights in his annual holiday lighting spectacular (from Christmas 2004). His 2005 display includes over 25,000 lights that he spent nearly two months and $10,000 to hook up. So that the Williams' neighbors aren't disturbed by constant noise, viewers driving by the house are informed by signs to tune in to a signal broadcast over a low-power FM radio station to hear the musical accompaniment.

Jason also managed to track down some build instructions which may be of interest to those who are so inclined.

Gadget Master isn't one to normally dabble in celebrity gossip, but it seems he has already made a name for himself, at least on Urban Legends and Wikipedia.






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iRoy:

I don't now how the Gadget Master hasn't seen this guys work before, but it's so big that the national lottery in the UK are using the imagery to advertise on TV here.

ron & julie:

This is the weirdest Christmas music ever. You have to hear & see it to believe it.
http://www.vimeo.com/2344860

["Traditional Christmas songs recorded entirely with Casio instruments."]

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