Disneyhead'71
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OMG! What are you smoking?!? They look nothing alike. One is tall and skinny and the other is very round.
Other than the bazillion color changing LEDs, they look nothing alike.
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Unpopular opinion: the new lighting on Spaceship Earth is bad
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Other than the bazillion color changing LEDs, they look nothing alike.
I can't tell if this is a joke, but...
No the structures do not look the same! The points of color-changing LED light is the similarity, lol.
yensidtlaw1969
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The original post in this thread can easily be summed up by the directly quoted phrase "I have wondered if a happy medium could be reached". That's a far, far cry from "melting down".
Cmdr_Crimson
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Now The Sphere is outdoing SSE...
Centauri Space Station
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The purple scheme SSE had at night was boring and point of light is far better
WorldExplorer
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This may in fact be the first time in my life I've seen the words "unpopular opinion" on the internet followed by something that might actually be an unpopular opinion.
I don't hate them, but wouldn't really miss them if they disappeared. I'm glad they didn't just go with more projections, though.
I don't hate them, but wouldn't really miss them if they disappeared. I'm glad they didn't just go with more projections, though.
Castle Cake Apologist
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Man, if only the bazillion color changing LEDs were quite literally the thing we're discussing!
networkpro
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Then the bunny huggers would begin their whine about "sustainability" in a concrete park made on drained swampland.
JIMINYCR
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A view close up or walking towards the sphere closing in on it then yes. From a great distance, as guests are viewing the patterns then no.
Castle Cake Apologist
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I have absolutely no idea what this means.
networkpro
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Increasing the number of image elements to match or exceed the Sphere in Las Vegas would substantially increase its energy consumption. Spaceship Earth has 1,861 each with six sets of RGBW emitters. The sphere has 580,000 square feet of programmable LED panels and uses 96 GWh of electricity per year. The Spheres resolution is much greater at 16K-by-16K picture resolution
Nothing has changed the structural appearance of the Buckminster Fuller sphere, what is currently being argued is one opinion of how they perceive the added illumination. Every change has an impact either on guest approval or cost so the company has to find an agreeable way to make the majority at least ok with the decision. Given that no two people have the same physiology that creates their own perception of stimulus there are going to be differences in sensibilities.
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Agreed, and this is something that can be negated somewhat by not having the LED lights very bright all the time.
Figments Friend
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As cool as the current LEDs can look, I do miss the traditional lighting package from the days of yore…..
The color scheme that was purposely designed to simulate a Florida sunset.
True story.
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The color scheme that was purposely designed to simulate a Florida sunset.
True story.
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prberk
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I remember it being beautiful at night and reminding me of Buck Rogers in a way also.
eliza61nyc
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True but the beauty of it is that it can easily be changed.
Now I will say the op gets a lot deeper into things that I do but no way imo does it now resemble a carnival attraction. If the premise that anything with brightly colored led lights would fit the bill
I like it without lights at all but I did think it looked pretty.
The beauty of the structure is not lost. IMO
What in the blue hell are you talking about? The patterns of the surface are visible, even from the parking lot. Unless the LED pucks are a-blazing, then you can't see a damn thing.
If anyone wants an example of how they could be used to actually enhance, here you go. And this captures the effect just seconds after it was really good and worked with the flood lighting to emphasize the surface texture.
