Watch 100 drones fly in formation to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (and set a world record)
It was a remarkable fusion of drone technology and classical music.
If you're numerically minded, you might think of this beautiful display of drones flying in formation (video above) as the world record – certified by Guinness World Records, no less – for "Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles airborne simultaneously".
But only if you cannot think beyond numbers. Because what chipmaker Intel programmed the drones for was to fly in time with a live rendition of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. As the world's best-known opening bars of classical music were played, the drones swooped, soared and whirled with a matching display of lights that left the audience breathless.
Performed at an airport near Hamburg, Germany, the show involved 100 software-controlled drones equipped with multicoloured lights, managed by Intel in partnership with Austria's Ars Electronica Centre. But no matter how sophisticated the technology, it was the music and the visual art of the flying drones that created an all new work of art that evening.