Ready for a big number? 502,165. That's the amount of LED lights the ancestors of David and Janean Richards in Canberra, Australia has decked its home in adjustment to assure the 2013 Guinness World Record for a lot of Christmas lights in one display. Whoa.
This is in fact the additional time the Richards accept becoming the title—they aboriginal set a almanac aback in 2011 with 331,038 lights, but were unseated endure year by the Gay ancestors from Lagrangeville, New York. So in October, the Richards got to work installing a abundant bigger and brighter spectacle.
Guinness says the affectation includes added than 31 afar of lights, "520 Lightorama channels authoritative a [164-foot], airing through, multi-coloured awning and an [60-foot] light-controlled timberline (all activated and synchronised to music)." And it doesn't appear cheap, either. Richard says his electric bill runs about $2,291 anniversary ages the lights are up, although a bounded activity aggregation is accoutrement the cost. Ultimately, the Richards' ambition with the affectation is an altruistic one; they're adopting money for a alms alleged SIDS and Kids ACT, which works to abate Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Whatever the motivation, we're abiding Clark Griswold would be actual proud. [Guinness via NPR]
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