Provided you'd been by the shore of the Sumida River in central Tokyo this past weekend, you would enjoy noticed that it was glowing a distinct shade of blue. That's because Panasonic approved to kicking off the first-ever Tokyo Hotaru (fireflies) festival by sending 100,000 EVERLED pale bulbs down the stream, both to imitate fireflies moreover as to pay homage to a Japanese norm of floating candles on the water. Before you move too much at the thought of the environmental impact, rest assured that Panasonic minimized the footprint of its liquid LED parade. All the bulbs ran on solar power (presumably, charged during the day) that kept Evolta batteries fed inside, and the entire sight was scooped up in a big net afterwards. We love the exhibition as a large-scale demo of sustainable light -- you might purely poorness to avoid fishing along the Sumida's shoreline for a while in case you catch a straggler.
Update: We've found a video of this spectacular happening -- check it out right after the break.
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