Different World

Records Related to

Fireworks

All around the world, fireworks enjoy the

love and admiration of different audiences.

In every display, it is no longer new to find

the spectators going “ooh” and “aah” over

the magnificent colours painting the night

sky. With this immense love for pyrotechnics,

it does not come as a surprise that many

entities try to establish various world records

that concern fireworks.

The largest display

The largest rocket

The largest Catherine

wheel

The longest waterfall

The most rockets fired

in 30 seconds

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Here are notable world records linked to fireworks.

Dubai holds the record for the largest display, with its grandiose showcase

of firework prowess on the New Year’s Eve that welcomed 2014. The

Guinness World Records noted a total of 479,651 shells that were fired

during the occasion, all in the short span of six minutes. The display covered

a large area of the United Arab Emirates, spanning a distance of over 94

kilometres. The rate reached a total of 80,000 fireworks per minute, or

1,332 shells firing per second.

In the first minute of the

display, Dubai had enough

fireworks to break the previous

record set in Kuwait in 2011 –

which launched 77,282 in one

hour.

The Largest Display

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Portugal takes the glory for having produced the largest firework rocket in

history. Official data show that the

pyrotechnic weighed a total of 13.4

kilograms. It was launched at the

12th International Symposium on

Fireworks in Portugal on October

13, 2010 by the Associação Nacional

de Empresas de Produtos

Explosivos.

The biggest Catherine wheel came from Malta, manufactured by The Lily

Fireworks Factory. The said

pyrotechnic sported a diameter

of 32.044 metres; it received at

least one round of revolution on

the Our Lady of the Lilies festival

on June 18, 2011.

The Largest Rocket

The Largest Catherine Wheel

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On August 23, 2008, Japan made history with the firing of the world’s

longest firework waterfall,

which was dubbed the

“Niagara Falls.” It measured

3,517.23 metres. The launch of

the waterfall took place at the

Ariake Seas Fireworks Festival

in Fukuoka.

The Philippines is home to the most number of firework rockets fired in 30

seconds. The efforts of Pyroworks International, Inc. used 125,801 rockets

fired on May 8, 2010, all of which

were lit up within 17 seconds.

These records show how much the

world adores lighting up the sky.

In the future, there might just be

bigger and better displays waiting

to make a mark in history.

The Longest Waterfall

The Most Rockets Fired in 30 seconds

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Resources:

http://www.fireworksinternational.co.uk/

http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/598035/cebu-now-holds-record-

fireworks-launch

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/1/watch-live-stream-here-

dubai-attempts-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve-fireworks-world-record-54187/