Inventions
The theme of our float for the
Fort Myers, Edison Pageant of Light is -
How many references to T.A. can you find in our Cirque du Soleil
atmosphere?
Starting at the
front -
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Light
Bulb |
Truck |
- 12' Diameter of ribbed aluminum
- Covered by cold weather cloth, aluminum & copper
- 8 sets of icicle lights
- 214' of rope light
- screw thread is dryer duct
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Wizard
Lab |
Truck
Bed |
- Star Trek computer houses 6 stick lights, 1 set
of 150 pattern flashing and 1 set of blue christmas lights
- Static Globe
- Lava Lamp
- 12' purple rope light
- 12 glass insulator lighthouses
- 2 flicker bulbs
- 6 stick lights
- 2 sets of 100+ Fibre Optics w/ flashlight bases mounted
to wrists
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Phonograph
Station - 2 |
Front
of Trailer |
- Aluminum frame, riveted roll tin & aluminum faced
base
- Routered star pattern in 3/8" aluminum
- 1/4" steel frame phonograph horn is clad in hand
made paper
- colored outdoor flood lamp horn, 4 white 100 watt in base
- each base houses a speaker
- laptop driven original mix based on 'electric'
songs and edison recorded archives
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Projector |
Nose
Gunner |
- Laptop driven video projector mounted to a xyz pivot
- Original video loop of Edison and his inventions
- The workstation is 12' up on 4" aluminum
- Nose Gunner positioning references Edison's work for the
USA War Department
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Dynamo |
Aerial
Ring |
- 360 degree spinning joint suspends a 3' steel ring
- 10' high 4" square tube aluminum structure defines
the laboratory and is gusseted with routered 3/8" aluminum
Edison profiles (4)
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Mary
& Little Lamb |
Swing
3 |
- One of Edison's earliest recordings is a reading of the
poem - 'Mary Had A Little Lamb'
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Golden
Rod |
Swing
4 |
- Edison used his botany knowledge to aide in the production
of his inventions
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Ticker
Tape |
Base
of Stairs |
- Made from an overhead fan motor and Erector Set
- Hand made wallpaper for the ticker tape
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Bamboo
Pool |
Base
of Stairs |
- Edison used bamboo instead of steel to form his Fort Myers
swimming pool
- 3 - 60 watt green light bulbs
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Electricity |
Upper
Deck |
- Custom made 48 LED light baton that creates a flower pattern
when spun
- 5' raised tier w/ 11' diameter cantilevered deck
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Light
Bulb - 2 |
Roller
Blades |
- Large as life aluminum light bulb shell
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Insomnia
Squad - 4 |
Roller
Blades |
- Another slang term for Edison's staff
- The flowing wings and roller blades reference Robert Rauschenberg's
'Pelican'
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