VIDEO: The Fake Sun That Lit Up a Canadian Town

[JMcEntegart]

Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, we had candles, torches and wall sconces to light up our lives. Now, we have something more impressive -- Tropicanada.

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[gerohmygosh]

Now that is where amazing really happens.

 

[gwolfman]

My favorite OJ of all time! With "Lots of Pulp" is the best. That no pulp stuff doesn't cut it, yet it's still beats the pants off of other brands... ESPECIALLY that Minute Maid orange-colored water they call OJ. Long live Tropicana OJ!

 

[blasterth]

Beautiful, but this is a new frontier in wasted energy!

 

[pocketdrummer]

That's cool... how much power does it use, and is it clean?

 

[sliem]

Poor kids without sun for a month. Thank goodness for this. Though it's nowhere as powerful as the sun or the moon.

"is it clean"
How about is it safe? economic? sustainable?

 

[Guest]

they didn't just attach lights to a giant helium balloon, its an Airstar Canada light ( www.airstarcanada.com ) anyone can buy or rent them as well. check the site out to see some of the movies and events Airstar has done.

 

[symetrixpc]

how many swedes does it take to screw in the sun?

 

[overclockingrocks]

That's awesome. I can't imagine how cool that would have been to see that in person. amazing what technology can do these days

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]gwolfman[/nom]My favorite OJ of all time! With "Lots of Pulp" is the best. That no pulp stuff doesn't cut it, yet it's still beats the pants off of other brands... ESPECIALLY that Minute Maid orange-colored water they call OJ. Long live Tropicana OJ![/citation]

Death to pulp!!!!!!

 

[Glorian]

That was awesome, I knew someone would comment on energy usage, who cares?

I liked it, and I'm sure the people living their enjoyed it as well.

BTW pulp is awesome!

 

[HalJordan]

[citation][nom]Glorian[/nom]That was awesome, I knew someone would comment on energy usage, who cares?I liked it, and I'm sure the people living their enjoyed it as well.BTW pulp is awesome![/citation]

I agree. I hardly believe it is going to be left on for an extended period of time, energy usage be darned. I imagine it was pretty fun for the kids. Also, pulp is for paper and fiction, not juice!

 

[bustapr]

Who cares how much energy it uses. Its for the greater good, living without sunlight is cold and unhealthy. Screw the Hippies, this is awesome.
And +1 for lots of pulp.

 

[Dirtman73]

Bummer for those vampires.

 

[zak_mckraken]

I'm glad so many people here likes pulp (fiction). After all, it's thanks to you that I'm able to enjoy my OJ pulp-free!

 

[tramit]

This makes my heart warm.

 

[Guest]

It's not real sunlight, therefore has none of the benefits of sunlight. UV rays are what provide plants with energy and create vitamin D in our skin. This is a gigantic waste of energy all as an advertising ploy. They attached what appear to be incandescent lights to a helium balloon. Not only is sunlight at this time of year in the Arctic unnatural, it could impact negatively on indigenous wildlife. Companies like Tropicana should be required to submit proposals to do things like this to a government organization or third party that is able to access the impact of such a stunt on the surrounding area. It they were concerned for their health, they would probably move out of the Arctic. And again, this light would have no health benefit whatsoever. It could also mess up people's sleep patterns. Not really anything but an over glorified street lamp. Hurray for all the happy little children though who will go on believing it's the unequivocal right of humanity to go about introducing artificial everything into otherwise undisturbed habitats.

 

[mrmotion]

Having live it once, that brought a tear to my eye. Well done Tropicana!

 

[13withinfinity]

Way to mess up the natural cycle of things over there. Wonder what kind of impact its gonna have on the environment.

 

[pinkfloydminnesota]

It's nice but a bit silly. I'd be more impressed to hear how they treat their workers down south where they grow/make oj.