Reykjavík - New Year's Fireworks 2009 (subtitled expl.).

[tearsinrain86]

looks like AAA fire in Baghdad..

[awsome5ful]

hahahhaahah :D cool

[Hatchwork]

Low crime, lots of freedom, non-corrupt government, nice, respectful and polite people that have common sense. Seems like an amazing place to live.

[Bomburk]

ITS UFO'S IDIOTS !!!

[mrjost55]

perfect time for a shooting...

[imthefly]

I wonder if you could see this from space.

[TheFlyerBill]

TheFlyerBill look it up

[GarshGirl13]

Wish u had a high quality camera for this:)

[zildjianuo7]

How did you guys organize all of this? I've got to do something like that here.

[solverh]

@zildjianuo7 It is not ‘organised’ per se. It is a societal anarchical fest you see! What one does is to just trot off to one of the annual salespots of some local rescue squad or a sportsclub of your choice and buy fireworks at outrageously expensive prices, (family packs and firework cakes are very popular). Then on the last day of the year you spend some quality time with your family and make sure that everybody practise common sense handling fireworks..

[DaVinciBuilds]

Hahahahaha popcorn :D

[willyum101]

This is the most amazing thing i have ever seen, next to Star Wars.

Love from Louisiana

[floydstinkyboy]

much better than shock and awe

[MrStrawberrycheeks]

to bad we didnt get a fire works display like that in america darn x.x

[Carevillepeasant]

sounds like war

[temperwood]

yeah!!!!!!!!!! GET SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SirAvalord]

Best light show ever! Thanks for the awesome video!

[hipp6y]

this is such a great way to celebrate. where i live, we shoot fireworks a lot, but not even close to as much as you do. it's a perfect idea t chase away the dark of winter for one luminous moment. i think i have to go to reykjavik for new year's eve someday.

[sirunkle]

two words.. HOLY {(silent word)[FUCKING]} SHIT

[CAYOMluver]

it was like this in Lima, Peru as well!

[AverageGamerUk]

...then the cloud from all these fireworks blows south and closes all airports in the UK ;)

[chinuvic]

omg this was fantastic im amazed! in my country there not much of this kind of celebration we burn mannequins its in ecuador its much more festive but less fun than this you can bright the sky !!

[trivuong]

beautiful.

[adeeply]

OWH NO! RUN! ITS GLOBAL WARMING! AHHHHH!

[bapc515]

it's not only fireworks...it's people getting toguether and doing something toguether...God Bless You All in 2011...

[SexCyberGuideCom]

great

[7vic11]

this beats the hell out of the ball drop

[JoshuaBaldwinBrown]

omg, its illegal 2 use fire works in the city limits here in Houston Texas, you guys ROCK

[smartninja2]

This is ridiculously awesome 

[thesidburgess]

I bet this is visible really well from space.

[SevereIDAHO]

wow, you guys surely know how to celebrate. Its always during New years that I realize that the USA is more the land of the laws than free. Specifically since most states (not all) have a no firework law. I wished we celebrated like you guys do. That looks soo fun. Happy New years...

[Pictania]

Nice video :)

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[TheRevoltNowChannel]

How many houses burn down?

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

wish we could do that in new york...

[MrSosa]

We have got the same tradition here in the Netherlands .. on a bigger scale even .. 65 million euro's worth was lit last year ... awesome video

[2ndviolin]

Hey, just like in Holland!

[firesidechet]

made in China?

[chazzman1547]

How long does the powder smell last after this display???

[Krayz8o8]

Damn its Hawaii's Last year to pop fireworks like this! i hate our government

[Filipinotundah808]

@Krayz8o8 yup thats why we got to go big this year

[AEWarehous]

this man deserves a blowjob

[rooftop0rocketz]

i could hear sigur ros playing in the backround :D

[o7jimmy]

Cool.

[blissdvd]

I'd hate to own a dog in Reykjavik

[TimzProductionz]

These fireworks sent crows flying 3000 miles across the Atlantic onto my lawn.

[MultiRaggi]

yay i live in iceland! :D

[123wht123]

its like a fuking war zone

[thathoodedkid]

wanna hear a joke? Icelandic banking system!

[777ranches1]

i hope fireworks r cheaper in Iceland.....DAMMN

[alialzou]

money waste

[tron202020]

reminds me of when i looked outta my 30th floor apartment on the 4th of July in Chicago

[StrasnusDude]

waste of money if you ask me.

[NickMemphiz]

@solverh i look forward to this coming year video from you!! HD PLEASE :) :)

[ORBHUNTER1]

nice.

[RolloPeikko]

Rest of Europa borrow money to you,

and you guys shoot those moneys to the sky ...

Brilliant! 8-D

[solverh]

@RolloPeikko This is not government funded display of pyrotechnics, nor is it payed by bankster barons or speculators who don’t care if they bankrupt whole communities or countries for their own selfish greed! These fireworks are payed by normal everyday working people, with their own hard earned money. Most of it goes to supporting the rescue squads who are populated by volunteers who risk their lives to help saving lives in a country where nature often stirs lethally. This is not wasted money‼

[Piddyx]

@RolloPeikko The word is "lend" not borrow. Borrow is the opposite.

[cmk61478]

@RolloPeikko Strange how you could not read what he was posting, but you are able to form words. Strange.

[VENCOLORS2010]

Excelente video. Antes mi pais Venezuela era asi los años nuevo. 1 sola vez al año y era increible en verdad. Simplemente unico

[99hesoe]

Pretty much the same thing in Denmark :)

[Whyteebias]

I'm a little jealous. Wow!

[TheTumasnipe]

Awesome not I wish u were closer

[CRASHMAGNET2011]

Wow looks like the City is under attack

[jerichok]

Anyone else think this must counter the funds they make from the fireworks with the amount of fires the fire service must have to put out? :P

[connor81296]

There they go causing yet ANOTHER smoke cloud towards Europe, damn. LOLOL

[TonganBuilts]

Lol lets start a riot

[TonganBuilts]

Cool

[SANNAFABICH]

Is this after of before you have the gay sex orgy?

[ImSofaKingGood]

No wonder the ice sheets are melting.

[xsm22]

fuck that we shoot automatic AK's in the air

[LukeWhitaker]

almost that time again

[carmenimperial]

safety main concern-done

in a timely manner an exersice

[HelloAndItsPointless]

we did a claymation of this and it is a cow!!!! its on my channel as well as the link to free cancer!

[AnIntangibleBadge]

YESTERDAY IS HERE.

[ThisLaoGuy]

this probably makes the aliens think the world is at war from out of space.

[TRUTHB21]

This looks nice...

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[MrSoneome]

type won before youtube to go to a website that u can win stuf from

[PorschephileRS]

"the rescue squads only source of income is to sell fireworks" BAHAHAHAHAHA. Rescue squads selling fireworks to the public... only in Reykjavik, wherever the fuck that is.

[HelloAndItsPointless]

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[sbeck50]

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[GGGGGGGTHEBEST7]

This is fuckn tight!

[bladra]

Almost all their funding for training, equipment and upkeep comes from... Lmao!!!!

[derekdb2]

"Ancient Greeks and Romans celebrated New Year on the winter solstice"

Pagan Roman emperor Julius Caesar first established January 1 as New Year's day in 46 b.c. in honor of one of his Pagan god Janus . Janus was the Roman pagan god of doors and gates, and had two faces, one looking forward and one back. "January" the month named after this Pagan god Janus ,rituals of getting drunk and taking part in sexual activities , was a way the pagan Romans pay tribute to honor their pagan god Janus.

[themeankanin]

we used to have it like this here in norway too, but then the government put a stop to it

[nze441]

hooooooooo

[MatterEngineer]

Where in Reykjavik did you record this footage?

[lovewoni1]

For success

Come find a home

[LastThree804]

Most impressive!

[Veteran4Peace]

Iceland....I love you.

Sincerely,

Texas

[patch6]

That's how it's done, goddamnit

Vancouver take a lesson from this.

[k4rlt33]

well at vancouver they have competitions between different countries timed with music... this is jus going all out and blowing shiii up hahah this is pretty c0ol though must be deaf by the end of it though haha

[wotwotcake]

Good videa, thanks for the background explanations. Definitely want to get to Reykjavik again.

[solverh]

Thank you, and you are welcome. Thought that the superimposed explanations were less intrusive to the footage than the ones offered by YouTube. When back in Reykjavik for New Years "anarchical fireworks fest" just make sure to don the free safety glasses (soon to be mandatory) and highly recommend to buy your fireworks from the most deserving proprietors, The Rescue Squads. :)

[TrueDominguez]

@solverh yo mama bitch!

[Candyluvre20]

Last year, there were STILL some people shooting up at around 5 am in Gardur, Iceland.

[LietuvaLietuviams1]

new year in iceland is awesome .... happy new 2010 from lithuania

[kevinmeehan71]

5:55 crazy firework

[kevinmeehan71]

brilliant footage not like those crappy shaking footage of fireworks

[paintballmoreyo]

Wow thats crazy

[taracheck12]

I´ve lived in Iceland 5 years and can´t imagine spending my new years anywhere else! You should try spending one in Vestmannaeyjar. A few years ago the weather was so good it rained ashes from the fireworks all over the island and we had to take cover under a roof, there was so much smoke I could´ve sworn a volcano had erupted! And the echoing from the fireworks in the cliffs around made it seem like you were in war! It was so intense and awesome. But a little wind would have made it perfect!

[Krakkhaus]

i cant imagine how lovely it would be at new year with NO wind at all.. u crying as there was no wind? its my never becoming dream!

[IRONWORKER807]

That is incrediable. Iceland da Sh!t . I Wanna go there next year just for the fireworks.Nice work, great video :)

[Krakkhaus]

its funny, There is commedy show every new year around 22:00 - 23:30 i think, EVERYONE on iceland watch it, and the funny thing is... u can hear 1 firework during the show, and about 5 mins after, everything goes CRAAAZY!