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Old 12-07-2006, 05:16 PM
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Me and my two older brothers have setup a full christmas light show.. Check it out!

Located in Fairfax, SD
17,947 lights

64 computer controlled networked channels

15 trees between houses 6’tall @ 25’ intervals
6100 feet of wire and extension cords

80 hours of choreography work to sync music to lights and build shows

40 hours to run wiring and install lighting
160 amps of power consumed at peak intervals
Star on megatree is a halogen automotive headlight bulb with low and high beams active
megatree contains 5,600 lights alone-
music is broadcasted over an fm transmitter – 99.9 fm

5 shows nightly 6,7,8,9, and 10 pm
show length is 33minutes long- containing 8 songs-

All music used is courtesy of Trans Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller

Wizards In Winter (dueling houses) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGMQkR1B13c

Silent Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0uf9GmL8mw

Deck the Halls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDCHjiyAU_k
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my friend said the first one is the long version of a beer comercial. now, im to watch the next two

wow, other 2 are the same homes. wasnt expectin that. sick as hell
Old 12-07-2006, 05:23 PM
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Yup, another guy used that same song in his show.. it was featured in a miller lite commercial.. This is a new show we created this year for 2006
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golly...that is so crazy, wish i had that much spare time on my hands
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Yes very nice how long do you plan to leave it up for
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Hey thanks for the compliments guys! Gonna be leaving it up until New years.. Show every hour from 6:00-10:00 every night Its pretty neat.. been havin alot of cars drivin to come see it!
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I might be wrong but I assume it doesn't get to cold around there.
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LOL!!! well actually it was -8degrees this morning... Good ol' South Dakota weather.. -8 degrees one day.. 50 degrees the next
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Mmmeeeehhhhhhhh....................needed more lights.
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Originally Posted by 65chevellels1
LOL!!! well actually it was -8degrees this morning... Good ol' South Dakota weather.. -8 degrees one day.. 50 degrees the next

lol 70 degrees here one day, 8 degrees the next with 16 inches of snow. friggin central us weather
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yeah no kiddin.. same here!
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That is really cool. By chance do you have pictures of both houses all light up?
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hey thanks! As of right now we just have the videos.. the show actually has a total of 8 songs and lasts 33 minutes.. But no pictures yet
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That's awesome. The best part is when it goes back and forth between houses near the end of wizards in winter
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So that's what you all do in SD... jk, that is badass! oh, 70deg here last weekend, 15 this weekend, 60 expected next weekend... wtf is up with this weather?




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