http://www.ipatrix.com/2666/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ipatrix.com/2666/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14971 Patrix Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:45:23 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14971 <strong>Sampada</strong>, actually killjoys that we are, Ash and I wondered about the pollution the fireworks were causing. But then apart from those 'footprint' fireworks, the rest all were real. Sampada, actually killjoys that we are, Ash and I wondered about the pollution the fireworks were causing. But then apart from those ‘footprint’ fireworks, the rest all were real.

]]> http://www.ipatrix.com/2666/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14969 Sampada Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:39:30 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14969 I'm glad they were digitally created...! To me, it didn't make any sense, what with China trying to clean up the city and reduce pollution! I’m glad they were digitally created…! To me, it didn’t make any sense, what with China trying to clean up the city and reduce pollution!

]]> http://www.ipatrix.com/2666/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14965 Patrix Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:42:44 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14965 <strong>Supremus</strong>, talking about illusions, you might want to <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/08/10/vanishing_act/" rel="nofollow">check out this story</a>. Gives screensavers a new meaning. That makes me wary of anything China does to show off to the world. Supremus, talking about illusions, you might want to check out this story. Gives screensavers a new meaning. That makes me wary of anything China does to show off to the world.

]]> http://www.ipatrix.com/2666/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14962 Supremus Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:15:11 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/beijing-fireworks-digitally-created/#comment-14962 I think next we'll hear is that whatever we saw was just an illusion. As the chinese philosophers would say, there were no ceremony - it was all on the TV :D. I think next we’ll hear is that whatever we saw was just an illusion. As the chinese philosophers would say, there were no ceremony – it was all on the TV :D.

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