Drone video immortalizes Belfast’s nutcase garbage can race

In recent years, aerial tech both large and small has been developed and deployed for a rapidly expanding number of uses – from business applications to research, photography to firefighting, leisure flight to warfare. This weekend, a pilot in Northern Ireland city of Belfast took his drone to the sky to capture video of one neighborhood’s annual celebration for posterity – notably, this year’s truly insane “wheelie bin” garbage can race.

The contest was part of the West Belfast Féile an Phobail, an annual arts, culture, and fun festival established in 1988 as an effort to reunite communities ripped apart by the sectarian violence that bloodied the city for decades. This year, the Springhill area added its own spice to the usual mix of performances, games, sports, and entertainment with the wheelie bin race. Thankfully, the spectacle was videoed by a drone as the six contestants dragged their garbage cans behind them while friends, family…