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Many want to go out in a blaze of glory. One man’s community made sure he did.

Incorporating the ashes of Anthony “Barney” Brack into a bundle of fireworks, Brack’s family and friends sent his ashes airborne into the night sky on, where they exploded in a flurry of light and sound, during the Halloween celebration in Drumcondra, a Dublin suburb. 

Brack was the founder of Drumcondra's Halloween fireworks display, so his family figured that this would be a fitting tribute to a man that loved fireworks so much. Anthony Brack, a father of two, died suddenly on November 2, 2015.

“There was a real devil in him,” family friend Marty Whelan told the Irish Times. “He was an amazing man, he really was.”

One thing’s for sure, his family and friends know how to honor their loved one.

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Each year, Japan welcomes summer with a display of spectacular fireworks. This year, even a Poke Ball showed up to the delight of spectators. Simply brilliant!

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No matter how patriotic you are, or how much you hate Wal-Mart, DON'T try this. Three guys set off a fireworks display inside an Arizona Wal-Mart. Now the police are looking for them. Fortunately, in this case no one was hurt by this display of pyrotechnics. 

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world, and it also puts on one of the biggest firework displays for New Year's Eve.

This year they broke a world record for "largest LED-illuminated facade" with 70,000 LED panels wrapped around the tower, according to The Arabian Gazette.

On New Year's Eve last year, the city broke the record for biggest pyrotechnics display in the world with around 500,000 fireworks.

For another look at the display, you can check out Downton Dubai's YouTube page where you can watch from various camera angles, including drone, helicopter and fountain views.

Redditor AJ192 took this spectacular photograph of a lightning in the middle of a fireworks show at Balloon Fiesta Park in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Watch this reversed footage of New Year's Eve Fireworks at Docklands, Melbourne in Australia.

In case you were wondering what 571 Piccolo Petes exploding in unison looks -- and sounds -- like.

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This is what fireworks look like from space.

Well, at least from high up in the air.

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Come Wednesday, when America erupts in good, ol'-fashioned drunken firework madness, we'll have YouTuber ziccup to thank for reminding us of the many ways to yell: "Are you f*cking crazy?!"

(Previously, also.)

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Mayoral candidate Tom Corrigan's latest TV spots address a timely issue.

[Thanks, Tony!]