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Danascot

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10. This year they set off 850,000 fireworks

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:11 AM

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Last years' DC fireworks were 7,000. For comparison NY City does 85,000.

They were launched from 10 locations including both sides of the reflecting pool, grounds of the Washington Monument and barges on the Potomac.

Someone on Reddit calculated they shot off 354 fireworks per second - 850,000 fireworks divided by 40 minutes display time (2,400 seconds).

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Firework cleanup at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this afternoon. [View all] riversedge Sunday OP

UGH.................. Lovie777 Sunday #1

When will the arrests for desecrating the Pool start? Retrograde Sunday #2

Workers are in the Reflecting Pool this morning removing debris from the fireworks riversedge Sunday #3

Sounds like vandalism evolves Sunday #5

Maybe the debris will kill the algae? -misanthroptimist Sunday #4

How about the whole lot of those miserable assholes Klarkashton Sunday #6

Oh, shock, horror! Aussie105 Monday #7

Finally caught on camera! BeneteauBum Monday #8

Will They Need To Drain It To Get Rid Of The Polution DallasNE Monday #9

This year they set off 850,000 fireworks Danascot Monday #10

Both sides of the reflecting pool? Will that damage be caused by Antifa too? travelingthrulife Monday #11