When most of the country was going ooh and aah over Fourth of July fireworks displays, San Diego spectators were treated to a spectacle that lit up the night sky -- for all of 15 seconds.
Thousands had gathered at beaches and parks to catch a glimpse of the annual "Big Bay Boom" show on Wednesday night. Some camped out for hours to see the fireworks that ignite around the San Diego Bay on Independence Day.
An unknown glitch caused the fireworks to explode all at once, botching the show and bewildering spectators.
Others fled into the night as four big balls lit up before their scheduled time, adding to the confusion.
The Big Bay Boom was a Big Bay bust.
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Oy! That was probably a very expensive display - and now the pyrotechnics company is eating the cost.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan