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Old Jan 1st 2014, 6:42 am
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Originally Posted by fezzer
Looks like they did by quite a margin:

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...-record-54187/
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Old Jan 1st 2014, 7:03 am
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that little Chalet restaurant burnt down apparently, did they get the record or not? seems no announcement has been made yet.
Do you mean the lovely Swiss Chalet restaurant?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ch...w=1051&bih=452
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Old Jan 1st 2014, 7:53 am
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Originally Posted by mentalist
Do you mean the lovely Swiss Chalet restaurant?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ch...w=1051&bih=452
yes that's the one, however I wouldn't describe it as lovely
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Default Re: Palm Fireworks - World Record Attempt?
Originally Posted by fezzer
Looks like they did by quite a margin:

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...-record-54187/
The previous record in Kuwait was 77,000, so Dubai were never really going to fail to break this record, even of half of the planned fireworks had never gone off. As it is I reckon the failure rate of the fireworks was 20%.
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And i understand London are looking at breaking it next NYE.

Now that i would go to see.
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Default Re: Palm Fireworks - World Record Attempt?
Originally Posted by Kix
And i understand London are looking at breaking it next NYE.

Now that i would go to see.
I watched the London fireworks last night and I will be there next NYE. It may of been half the size of the Dubai show but it was equally as impressive.
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Old Jan 2nd 2014, 7:23 am
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Originally Posted by mentalist
Do you mean the lovely Swiss Chalet restaurant?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ch...w=1051&bih=452
Looks to be that one...we used to like eating there and watching world go by on Beach Road.
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Originally Posted by Robajob
I can't help thinking that someone from the fireworks display company refused to let the ones down the trunk go off, maybe due to there being thousands of people stuck on it....cue massive barney.....fireworks person in charge refusing to start the display.....eventually fireworks go ahead sans Eagle when organisers realise that company they have employed is not bent enough to endanger peoples lives....

Or I could be completely wrong and it's just the normal low grade incompetence that affects all walks of life here.
Sounds like you were on the mark...

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/to...late-1.1272849
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