Vivid Sydney cancels all drone shows after 83 drones plunged into Darling Harbour

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Fireworks displays will replace all drone shows at the iconic festival after a technical issue saw dozens fall from the sky on Monday night

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I think I’d rather watch the drone show where they crashed than a normal one

It’s like that fireworks show that malfunctioned and every single firework went off instantly.

This would be a memorable experience to anyone for their entire life

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When I was a kid in regional NSW my dad took me to the local town show. The fireworks at the end of the night all went off at once in the middle of the oval. I was on the sidelines.

I remember it was magic, like flickering daylight for a few seconds then a big mushroom cloud drifting away.

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It’s like that fireworks show that malfunctioned and every single firework went off instantly.

This would be a memorable experience to anyone for their entire life

From memory, in NSW at least, consumer fireworks were banned and regulations for fireworks shows were tightened because malfunctions were causing significant juries and deaths.

Up until those changes every household had a regular backyard fireworks show over Easter, at least in my neighbourhood.

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Oh. I mean the fireworks show where they all shot off successfully. But, they did it simultaneously

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Drones sabotaged by big bang?

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