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Opening Ceremony Fireworks Look Amazing Sped Up

by Brian Floyd
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Full Coverage Of The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
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The fireworks during the Opening Ceremony were pretty great at normal speed on Friday. But let’s speed them up a bit and see what happens.

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Yeah, this is pretty amazing. Could probably stare at it all night!

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