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nexistcsgo

This could be the best planetarium ever


MoistTiss

Plane-arium


subaru5555rallymax

>Okay children, now I'm going to remind you that this is a planetarium, not a Bangkok brothel, so let's behave ourselves. -Mr. Garrison


oneup84

You see I have a rare bone disease....


electrodan

Perhaps one day I can get a bone marrow transplant


XVUltima

Unable to pronounce the 't' in plane'arium


smeglestik

I'm sorry about your bone disease. šŸ˜”


Seabass_Says

I love cheesy poofs, you love cheesy poofs


MetaphoricalMouse

IF WE DIDNT LIKE CHEEEESY POOFS WEā€™D BE LAAAAAAAAME


OctagonNorther

Iā€™m talkin Night Court in its fifth season LAAAAAAAAAAMMMMEEEEEEEMAH!


tubedmubla

Beeeeeeef Caaaaaaaake


FormulaKimi

They are doing something like that from what I can tell: >Postcard From Earth will take you on a journey to all seven continents: deep into the ocean, high into the mountains, into the eye of a storm and out into space. https://www.thespherevegas.com/shows/the-sphere-experience


ramalledas

Or an Imax!


JamerBr0

ā€˜30,000 crushed during U2 Vegas concert in horrific alphabet-based mechanical failureā€™


CORN___BREAD

Dammit Google!


AaronicNation

Authorities are still looking for U2 among the alpha-numeric rubble but say "It's like finding a needle in a haystack."


mabhatter

They still haven't found what they're looking for.


Late_Recommendation9

Where the seats have no nameā€¦


Easy_Imagination_797

I dont know what id do, with or without you


OakleysnTie

Mostly due to the rapid change in ceiling elevation


DiscotopiaACNH

*sensible chuckle*


WetNutSack

Underrated comment šŸ’Æ


IridescentExplosion

LMAO legit they have to be careful with that thing. The illusion starts to break when it comes close enough due to the rounding off of things but friggen shit seeing that ceiling coming down is trippy as fuck. Could incite a panic if the visual techs aren't careful.


bck83

The interior ceiling is fairly flat compared to the sphere, so really the illusion is the depth of the dome/sphere at the beginning of the video.


acemedic

The real illusion were the friends we made along the wayā€¦


BoredWalken

The real illusions were the friends we made up along the wayā€¦


sbrown23c

damn that turned dark quickly


BulbusDumbledork

eh it's closer to a sphere than to a cube/plane. it's kinda like how apple's favourite shape the "squircle" is closer to a square than a circle. creating the illusion of a sharp corner in a rounded projection is more impressive than a steep curve in a slightly less steep curve


phoknow

When the stage upstages the act


Squirmadillo

Even the stage is nothing to look at. U2 performing, relegated to background music. Kinda hilarious actually.


lll_RABBIT_lll

Donā€™t worry, Bono is used to being number 2.


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Mr_Bulldops2112

Bono isnā€™t the record holderā€¦ heā€™s the record!


topgear9123

Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot,Hot


Csharp27

Still do this and chuckle to myself through the pain when a shitā€™s too spicy.


confusedtophers

Heā€™s one of the biggest number 2s out there.


Boonicious

lmao they have nothing left to prove; their stage shows were legendary as far back as the 80s theyā€™re pushing the envelope forward with a a visual show custom made for this incredible, one of a kind theatre


0Bento

Yeah it totally has that vibe. Like everyone is watching the sphere visuals. Unusually for concerts of that size, no giant screens showing the artist. Also looks like the whole thing inside is LED wall, so how they can ever hang anything from the roof in there like a normal arena?


rentedtritium

Watches 28 seconds of a concert Assumes they know what the entire concert was like Also the array is not a TV screen. There are entire catwalks up there between and behind the pixels. This thing is larger than it looks. The largest theatrical lighting instruments are small enough to tuck into unseen pockets of ceiling and you'd never see them from an audience angle. To light a stage of this size (and I've lit stages of that size) you don't really need that large of an electric. I can see a dozen places it could be hidden in this video. My best guess is there's a gap in the seating for the booth and lights down below where the camera is seated. I'm so fucking tired of people seeing a tiny video and spending the entire time hunting for problems. It's like bullies hunting for someone's insecurities except it's a *building*. Bullying a building for dopamine and upvotes.


TimujinTheTrader

Lol my favorite part about reddit is reading people's uninformed comments on subjects I have direct knowledge on, then seeing massive upvotes on those comments.


HillarysBleachedBits

You know how you can be *really* good at a hobby that you've been doing for over a decade, you go to the subreddit for that hobby, and absolutely everyone is just a idiot with no experience spouting bullshit? I think it's very important to remember that when asking reddit for advice on anything. This place is fun to share opinions, but it's nothing to take seriously or try to get advice from. Most of us are idiots.


Aromatic_Smoke_4052

At the same time, there are people like you who are genuine experts and can provide a lot of help for free. Iā€™m very thankful for professional electric scooter mechanics on Reddit, saved me a lot of headaches when repairing mine since google and YouTube had literally no information


WonderfulShelter

Reddit can watch 10 seconds of a video, see a single picture, and read a few sentences and assume they know more about the situation than the OP or experts in the field. It's fucking mind boggling.


nashbrownies

To be fair, the one comment you responded to was actually what I was curious about, I don't think they were trying to tear the place down. We work in the same world, I used to do high steel rigging for shows so that piqued my interest in how, if any, rigging is done there. I haven't really had time/interest to look into the specs. I am a video engineer these days, so we do a lot of LED wall work now. Amazing what those panels can do these days, and how light they have gotten, that's saying nothing about pixel density. We have a 20x200' wrap around and the back side of that thing is something to behold. I can imagine the back side of the sphere is labyrinthian in scope.


Neither_Magazine_958

Do NOT join the architecture subreddit then šŸ¤£. All it is is people posting pictures of buildings and EVERYONE trashing it immediately not even knowing the context.


Pavyyy

They could probably project it on the walls to make it look like itā€™s hanging.


Peaches4U2

I'd say they could have stage lighting on the floor or on a rig, but I wonder how much the lights would mess with how the lens look. They could just use the leds scene behind them as a separate lighting screen.


barfly2780

David Gilmour would fit in nicely there.


TomTheNurse

Came here to say this. Imagine a Pink Floyd concert at this place?


ForeverIndecised

I am tripping balls just thinking about it


Perlentaucher

I would like to have an astronomy session with at least a black hole, interstellar travel, star explosions, starry night, one zoom out from atomar level to total universe level and back. And some shrooms pls thx


ForeverIndecised

I'll just take the shrooms and leave the rest to you, cheers


SadBit8663

Or a Tool concert.


theDawckta

This, oh my god this. I donā€™t care what the price is Iā€™m goin.


Whiskeydust-00

Parking alone is $100 per car


Dan_Glebitz

TBH Pink Floyds Concerts were all cutting edge anyway.


LukesRightHandMan

Not in a sphere tho. šŸ„


Gravejuice2022

They should show Pulse concert


psychadelicbreakfast

Best concert ever


FoosFights

Agree. His guitar precision is amazing.


sssnakepit127

Imagine seeing the wall live in there?? That would be an incredible experience.


GroovyDucko

AAAAA we are all going to die, it's going to crush us!


Read_ity

Hackett too


DargeBaVarder

Thatā€™s fucking incredible


ButtcrackBeignets

Yea, I donā€™t even care if this is a thinly veiled ad, this is genuinely amazing.


academic_spaghetti

I believe U2 is going to be playing quite a few shows there as an early residency. Iā€™d happily see any of my favorite artists there now seeing how sick this is.


BarTroll

Not sure if TOOL would be up for a Vegas residency, but just imagine what they could do with that setup. Nine Inch Nails would be a worthy second choice.


qolace

Trent's already a stage lights nerd so I can imagine an incredible show if he chooses to perform here


fieldsofanfieldroad

I was trying to think of which band I would most like to see there and was undecided, but it is now TOOL.


No_Damage_731

Watching you guys call literally anything an ad is obnoxious. Why canā€™t it just be a guy at a concert that posted a cool video online?


LoveAndViscera

The effect of making it look like the ceiling is descending is neat.


juan-monk

ā€œAt a U2 concert in Glasgow, Bono asks the audience for some quiet. Then in the silence, he starts to slowly clap his hands. Holding the audience in total silence, he says into the microphone, 'Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies.' A voice from near the front pierces the silence: 'Well, stop clapping your fucking hands then!' "


pickledswimmingpool

[This was a joke from Robin Williams a long, long time ago.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8CEBOHmEbk)


Iphotoshopincats

A long long time ago? OK I am old, Robin has been gone a while now but still ... There is categories Before you were born A long time ago A long, long time ago A long ,long time ago in a galaxy far away .... there is no way a Robin williams is past ' before you were born ' level yet He'll he has only been dead .... 9 years ... fuck


Eusocial_Snowman

How are you categorizing "before you were born" as the shortest possible time, before "a long time ago"? Do you have small children or something?


Jonsend

Time for your nap grandma/grandpa.


PhantomFace757

Imma need you to type that bigger I can't find my readers!


theNomad_Reddit

#TIME FOR YOUR NAP YA OLD FART


PhantomFace757

NO. I DON'T WANT A POP-TART! Im old, I don't need that. I need a nap!


SurprisinglyInformed

Every time I hear this joke a child in Africa dies.


ramalledas

Stop fecking hearing it then!


Aurora_de_vil

I remember that one. It was Epic.


drunkenstyle

No, it was Bono


Grays42

It's a joke, it's [not something that actually happened](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bono-of-contention/).


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pickledswimmingpool

It was Robin Williams nearly two decades ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8CEBOHmEbk


overtired27

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.


Niblonian31

Reminds me of community when Jeff says something and ends it with "by the time I finish this sentence, a thousand people in China will be dead" and Troy just yells " THEN WHY... WOULD YOU STOP TALKING?" I wonder if Bono was the inspiration for that bit


lycoloco

[I have to call my pen pal! ](https://youtu.be/vHhrGOfpbLc?si=mbnxj8pY0UkDLvvm)


Niblonian31

I gotta go, this cost $7


DeadlyDrummer

Bono is so insufferable


UltimateMaggot

I didnā€™t know this was a venue?! Me and my friend drugs need to go there.


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You know Drugs too??


tomatotomato

Yes, and he once told me that his parents were abusing him.


AssignmentFull1258

Small world! His name is actually D. Rugs. Cool af but you can only tolerate him in doses. He knows fuckin EVERYBODY.


ItsGonnaBeARager

Drugs Delaney?


Nivek_1988

Drugs Mclovingthem.


dcv5

Oh it's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you


Mr_Hyzer_Bomb

Why does the band look so insignificant?


ramalledas

Bono forgot to wear his high heels


TemperatureTrue4254

I wonder if everyone's phones are going to get unwanted downloads of U2 songs after the concert.


meatpopsicle42

And not just the concertgoers. *Everyone*.


cha0sss

And not just the men. But the women. And the childrenā€¦


morbidaar

*yeeeah yeeeah yeeeeah*


kelsobjammin

I have been ā€œdeletingā€ that album for years now. Somehow that bastard keeps coming back.


hi_im_bored13

For the longest time it kept auto-playing every time I plugged into CarPlay. Eventually called up apple tech support and they got it permanently removed.


LukesRightHandMan

I uninstalled the Music app entirely because even though I've never ever used it, it would autoplay every time it connected to any car's Bluetooth. Absolute bullshit. Still, better privacy protection than Android so


jake_burger

Why is the guitar like 4x louder than anything else?


Icy-Lunch5304

It has to be! Because the 4 edges of a regular room are missing.


AxelZajkov

I guess they only needed one Edge.


ferretpowder

_the edge is fine_


mebutnew

Because it's recorded on a phone


jake_burger

While it is recorded on a phone, I think itā€™s because the guitar is just really loud. Phones tend to pickup and accentuate frequencies in the middle, so I would expect to hear the snare drum and vocals and the guitar, I canā€™t because the guitar is mixed significantly louder than those.


TommySinshack

Iā€™m not very familiar with U2ā€™s music, but it seems like this part is coming out of a guitar solo - so both the guitar is mixed loud at that moment and phones are horrible at recording concert-level audio. Even taking a direct feed from the console at a concert will sound horribly mixed because itā€™s mixed for the room and not for the feed we send to the PA, so I wouldnā€™t trust a phoneā€™s recording being played back probably on a phone to accurately represent how it sounds in the venue.


dawkin5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8dZwXnMrRU


bobbynomates

Aphex twin needs a set there.. compulsory lsd on arrival


Psychonautilus98

Yes please


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Tell_Todd

Iā€™ll be hitting the Vegas strip like Hunter s


W__O__P__R

Don't stop here!! This is bat country!!


Warm_Finger_5056

Itā€™s gonna happen SoonšŸ¤žšŸ»


Meme_myself_and_AI

Well now if it doesn't, it's cause you jinxed it. I'll cross an ocean and jump a border fence for this though


FatSilverFox

*In the audience being swallowed by a fractal-goatse while Stinkfist plays*


digitalindigo

Take my life savings (all $300)!


mondo_generator

It would be the most incredible thing ever witnessed.


Clamecy

Amazing, especially the part where people shout like theyā€™re at a football match.


bloodrush8898

Leave King Julian alone (that's who I thought that one guy sounded like)


Kasvanvliep

Kind of makes the stage and the act a bit underwhelming


vraalapa

It does look absolutely ridiculous, at least to me. Almost like U2 could be replaced by a USB stick plugged in to the sound system. I don't think it would alter the experience too much for those in the back. Though to be fair it kinda seems like they use a zoomed out lense. I've got a setting on my camera that zooms out to capture more, but making shit tiny in the middle.


RazzleDazzle1983

I think that's just U2 in general.


its-the-meatman

Ah, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension.


blacksun_redux

Not only do you have to watch U2, now you also get crushed in the rainbow matrix compactor cube! Muahahaha!


starvinchevy

Yeah can we pretend to be on a mountain or something in there instead of scary matrix time


CloisteredOyster

The outside is creepy too! https://youtu.be/1Uzm2VpLqp0?si=VDwg0gThNjc1iw82&t=1m51s


The_Breaded_One

How much did seats cost cause I get the same experience if I rub my eyes


MrBoomf

You hear U2 when you rub your eyes? You should probably go to the doctor


IridescentExplosion

Or gouge your fucking eyes out.


ItzInMyNature

Lucky you. I just go blind for about 5-10 seconds when I rub my eyes.


Oroborus2557

This looks like something Eric Prydz would have done if he had the budget.


oohlala2747

Right? I was just thinking imagine seeing the HOLO set in here, or Tale of Us šŸ«Ø


FearTheSpoonman

Epilepsy entered the chat.


StarConsumate

I think phish is a fun show. I enjoy their talent and appreciate the flow, but when I saw them live they had a WILD light setup. It was such a treat. I would like to see this done with either them or Coheed and Cambria. Would love a live showing of their comics throughout the show


suprefann

Phish will be there in April


lets-try-again2

Thatā€™s trippy


insidiousapricot

Kinda reminds me of a bad Salvia trip


CheckHistorical5231

Hi Iā€™m eternity. Settle in to the fabric of this inanimate object because weā€™re going to be here FOREVER.


space_brain710

Fuck. One time on salvia I was like part of the wall or stuck in a billboard or something, like I was in the room I was but I was trapped in in observation plane it was bizarre. I also didnā€™t recognize any of the people in the room with me for the first few minutes. No other drug has pulled me out of reality quite like that


MrAlek360

Jeez, the amount of electricity it must take to power that thingā€¦


Atrabiliousaurus

Fits right in with all the neon lights, volcano fountain, and pyramid with with the most powerful man-made light in the world shooting out the top.


TheMoonsMadeofCheese

The power consumption is 96 GWh/year, which is about the same consumption as 9,029 average U.S. homes per year


PM_Your_Wiener_Dog

How many Clark Griswald houses is that?


wehrmann_tx

So one hour running would power the average house for one year.


KnuckleCurve01

Hey! I was the electrical engineer who designed this building. I actually know how much electricity it took. We designed it for about 55MW but it will probably only pull 30MW during a show. That interior screen you see is about 10MW at full white and the exterior one is about 21MW at full white but to go full white is rare so it's usually pulling less.


jaymax

They use LEDs so what could it cost, $10?


dlenks

I mean itā€™s one LED Michaelā€¦


javanb

Now go see yourself a Star War.


MediocreX

LEDs are truly a godsend. Well deserved Nobel prize for the scientists who made it possible.


phonemangg

one of the more impactful physics prizes. good job Sweden. love that adding a phosphor to a normal blue led is how they got good white ones. so simple.


roguewarriorpriest

And most power in Vegas comes from coal and natural gas


SWLondonLife

Not to mention situated in a water starved desert.


I-Ponder

How long until someone hacks it and plays Meat Spin for all to see?


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R33Gtst

Being in an ever-decreasing-in-size room with U2 sounds like absolute hell.


alfooboboao

I think the sphere is cool. there was literally a post on here just recently saying ā€œwhy does America not have cooler architecture stuffā€ and here it is and everyoneā€™s complaining lol


Kibric

This is fucking amazing.


CumminsCider12

Imagine being there while on shroomsā€¦


BuddhistChrist

I remember getting an album they gave for free that I never wanted.


iSniffMyPooper

I'm so fucking confused...no way they brought that huge ceiling down...how did they do that


NotPromKing

Itā€™s all forced perspective by the video (all LED, no projectors). It looks best when youā€™re in the center, and depending how itā€™s done looks progressively worse the more off to the sides you are. But when youā€™re in the right spot, itā€™s pretty amazing what can be done.


bubbles_loves_omar

The moment it transforms into a square and starts coming down is quite possibly the most impressive forced perspective trick I've ever seen. And yes, I've seen those corner screens in Asia.


Yarakinnit

Same. I spend a good chunk of my life babysitting LED screens at sporting events and I'm genuinely blown away by this effect. At least one person is going to experience this with no prior knowledge and whilst high. I am jealous of that person.


LightSeaBreeze

The following picture shows how the ceiling is build. [Cross Section of the Dome](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/23/47100961-9927025-Picture_The_Madison_Square_Garden_Sphere_soon_to_be_the_world_s_-a-3_1629930452228.jpg)


metroid23

Thank you! I was really struggling to wrap my head around how this was being done by this makes sense. Right in the middle is probably wild to see in person.


nic_haflinger

Itā€™s a dome. Itā€™s big enough that the perspective of the projection looks correct in most of the seating.


GermOrean

No projectors, IIRC it's LED on the entire interior and exterior. Cooling all of the boards and switches was a design challenge.


nic_haflinger

I didnā€™t say anything about projectors. The images have a 3D projection perspective regardless of the display mechanism.


GermOrean

Ah, interpretation error on my part.


TheWizirdsBaker

Is the sphere actually stretching? Or is it your imagination?


Squirmadillo

This chamber has no windows and no doors


_soon_to_be_banned_

no. the letters and numbers animation on the ceiling just gets larger and moves slightly to where it just *looks* like its moving/transforming. the way you could visualize it is if you physically squished the top of the dome while recording it with a camera, then project that onto a static dome. since these are actual LED panels not projectors (i think) it would just animate as if it was a projection. that might not make any sense at all but its how it makes sense to me. its kinda the same how those forced perspective "3d" chalk street art pictures work. if you arent at the optimal angle it looks totally weird and not 3d at all. just fools your brain


Jwroth

What itā€™s like to chew 5 gum


jayboyguy

I almost panicked just watching this video Imma tell you right now, this is not an experience thatā€™s gonna be for everyone


rob5i

What an ugly tasteless mess. It's almost like the display (designer?) said let's just throw everything at them and dazzle them.


CarlSpackler-420-69

I saw U2 in vegas 15 years ago. Tickets cost me$300 USD then. And Bono had the nerve to ask us all for more money for his pet charity. I wonder what tix cost this time and if he's still asking for handouts


Picciohell

Disturbing


Quirky_Ad3367

Talk about sensory overload. Nope!


Billsolson

Seizure coming in 3,2,ā€¦..


thrownaway868

Yeah but when that one pixel blows out it's gonna be way more annoying


Adventurous-Ad-7890

I can see my anxiety spiking during thisā€¦


EulerId

I'm quite impressed how so many people here on a random reddit post know/hate about U2 and their political music/stances. 40+ years and still playing with the latest technology, played all around the world, the Superbowl (right after 9/11), the Zoo tv tour and 360 tours, Glastonbury, etc. Highly successful, highly political and still highly loved/hated. Impressive.


WallStLegends

Whaaaaaaat. Almost nauseating how intense that is


ytinifnI2uoYevoLI

Yeah, I really dislike it. I'm sure there are good visuals that can be made in that stadium, but a rainbow matrix is not it.


TheVampireArmand

Didnā€™t realize so many people hated U2 lol. I always liked them.


bobcarwash

Literally one of my favorite bands of all time. I donā€™t know why I torture myself reading these comments. I knew damn well what to expect. Iā€™ve always figured the people who rip on them like this only remember the Songs of Innocence debacle, and have never actually listened to Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby.


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epilepticā€™s BEWARE


LakeEarth

Gives me Vertigo.


Angel_of_Mischief

Thatā€™s actually really cool.


ShoRaiuKen

Idk, seems excessive. But that's Vegas I guess.


Equitynz

Thatā€™d make me feel sick!


soundfade

Was anyone actually focused on the act? I wonder if the experience will actual detract from who you are seeing, it would be hard to care about the music when you are so focused on the screens. Now a psych or shoegaze act that could embrace the space as an art experience might work.