New LED Light Show In Seattle

[jimswinder]

Come this holiday season I will have some pretty stiff competition with this new Ferris Wheel slated to open before July 4th with "thousands of LED's"...

It is only about 10 minutes from my house...

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattles-giant-waterfront-Ferris-wheel-nearly-ready-154602155.html?tab=video

[George Simmons]

Jim - Please tell us that you had nothing to do with it's construction...

[jimswinder]

George Simmons wrote:

Jim - Please tell us that you had nothing to do with it's construction...

Nope...

just supervised...

why do you ask??

[jimswinder]

They were testing the LED's on the new Ferris Wheel in Seattle this weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEiKb3pJhBs&hl=en&fs=1

[scubado]

I like the wobble effect! Very cool.

[paulanator]

Now that is sexy!

[zman]

Wow that is cool. I have seen it down there, but not in action like that.

Any idea what they are driving the LED stuff with?

[jimswinder]

zman wrote:

Any idea what they are driving the LED stuff with?

Nope...maybe we can arrange a "tour"...

Here's another view form the KING 5 Tower Cam:

http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Towercam-Seattle-Great-Wheel-light-show-159493835.html

This Ferris Wheel is 180' tall...certainly not the biggest in the world...but still way up there!!

[Rick Childers]

Love it, that is awesome!

[DLTSLC]

Wow, Nice job Jim - That's super cool !!!

[digdeepfundraising]

i hope santa brings me one of those this year

[Larry Leonhardt]

That would look cool if your motorcycle spokes could be lit-up like that.

[xmaslightsnz]

Totally awesome, I would love one, prob not that big. and whom every did the light programme come and do mine

[scubado]

History of the wheel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9PU08Xuwo