Has the world gone mad? Am I the only sentient being left?
London spent £1.8million for 11minutes.
Sydney spent $6.8m
New York spent $1.8m
Dubai spent $6m on 500,000 fireworks for 6 minutes & set a new record in the Guinness Book of Records.
It seems that every A & B list city wants to get in on the act to be the biggest, best, longest, most spectacular, most costly event in the world. What was spent for a few minutes entertainment could wipe out the national debt of several developing world countries.
On top of the cost of the display you have to add in the clean up costs & the costs to individuals who swarm like lemmings to see the events live. Someone actually admitted that the best view was on the TV or from a helicopter. I suppose that next year some mega rich tycoon will hire one now.
In these times of dire financial hardship, war & sickness all over the world it strikes me a a massive con to give the population a brief feel good experience to encourage them to think everything's OK in their world - or will be. If we can spend these enormous sums on a bit of fun things can't really be all that bad - can they? The Romans perfected this art with their massive public displays, particularly when the Empire was in deep sh..!
Welcome 2014 - Happy new Year. For how many?
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