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Look: Las Vegas Sphere displays Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV championship ring

Look: Las Vegas Sphere displays Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV championship ring

Now this is cool: there are few marvels of modern engineering that can compare to the Sphere in Las Vegas, an entertainment venue that offers immersive visuals inside and a massive light show on its exterior. Often used for promoting events in Las Vegas, this week the Sphere carried visuals celebrating Super Bowl LVIII matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers — while celebrating all 57 championship games which preceded it.

That includes the New Orleans Saints’ win in Super Bowl XLIV. On Thursday night the Sphere displayed blown-up images of all 57 Super Bowl rings, but none looked as good as the Saints’ diamond-gilded fleur-de-lis. See for yourself:

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LOOK: Las Vegas Sphere lit as Chiefs helmet ahead of Super Bowl LVIII

The Las Vegas Sphere was lit to resemble a #Chiefs helmet ahead of Kansas City’s matchup against the #49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

Las Vegas is known for its wide array of entertainment options as an oasis in the Nevada desert, but with the Kansas City Chiefs in town to face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, it has become clear that the championship matchup on February 11 is the main attraction.

The vaunted Sphere, a round edifice located in the heart of Paradise, Nevada near the strip in Sin City, was seen lit up as a Chiefs helmet ahead of Kansas City’s highly-anticipated contest against San Francisco

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This image is sure to enrage Las Vegas Raiders fans and may serve to add fuel to the ever-hot fire of rivalry between their underachieving team and the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.

While the Sphere’s lighting arrangement changes with regularity, Kansas City’s dominance in Las Vegas is unwavering. The Chiefs have never lost a game at Allegiant Stadium and will look to add to their perfect record when they face the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

F1 bans Las Vegas Sphere from showing certain colors during race

The sphere will be used by F1 as an extravagant display during the Las Vegas Grand Prix — but it can’t use these three colors.

Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will make ample use of Las Vegas’ already-famous Sphere as backdrop to the race this weekend, but it comes with some ground rules.

Autosport reported that the Sphere, a massive, globe-like LED display that has become a big attraction in Las Vegas in the short time it’s been installed, will be used for a number of things during the race such as advertisements, driver cards and footage from the race itself. However, there’s one rule it has to follow — it can’t use the colors red, yellow or blue.

This is due to those three colors being very important for drivers to notice on the light panels at the side of the track that signify flags. Yellow serves as a race caution in certain sectors, red indicates a race stoppage and a return to the pits and blue is a notice for lapped cars to allow cars behind them ahead on the rung to pass. Because it could get confusing for drivers seeing these colors in the corner of their eye from the Sphere, the Sphere won’t use these colors in its extravagant LED displays.

F1 will get full control over the Sphere during race proceedings after renting it out for the weekend. The Sphere is currently occupied by Irish rock band U2, who are putting their Las Vegas residency on hold for the event.

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How the Las Vegas Sphere will play a role in the F1 Grand Prix while not confusing drivers

The Sphere will be used A LOT this weekend at the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

There’s so much buzz about The Sphere in Las Vegas after it opened, from the moment it went operational to all the videos inside of it.

And now, it’ll be very present during the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023. Already, during the opening ceremonies on Wednesday, we saw F1 images show on the Sphere.

So what will be on it during the race? That’s a good question, especially because drivers will be able to see it inside the track. Per Motorsport.com, there’s an agreement in place for the exterior NOT to show red, yellow and blue colors, in case a driver mistakes that for the colors of various instructions from FIA using their flag system (for example, a yellow flag means to slow down).

What you will see, per Fox 5 Vegas, is this:

The Sphere says that on race day itself, Saturday, Nov. 18, content including real-time pole position and a custom podium moment that will celebrate the race’s winner will be displayed on the Exosphere.
“Sphere’s Exosphere doesn’t just complement the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, it elevates it to new heights, turning every lap into a mesmerizing experience for fans in attendance and watching on TV globally,” said Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer for Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc. “Picture real-time pole positions, thrilling podium celebrations, and a dynamic showcase of all 20 drivers and their iconic cars displayed larger-than-life. We are excited to have Sphere at the heart of race weekend.”