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Las Vegas Sphere Hijacked by Haggi During Live Sunrise From Ben Nevis
What was meant to be a breathtaking live broadcast of the sunrise over Ben Nevis quickly turned into something far more Scottish than the organisers had planned.
Earlier this morning, the giant screen of the Las Vegas Sphere switched to a live feed from Glen Nevis, set up to showcase the first light of day creeping over Scotland’s highest mountain. Thousands of tourists gathered below the Sphere expecting a peaceful Highland sunrise.
Unfortunately for the organisers, the camera had been placed beside what locals later confirmed was a well known post night out Haggis sleeping spot.
As the first rays of sunlight hit the hillside, a group of still inebriated wild Haggi began to stir from their drunken slumber. One by one they wandered into frame, blinking at the camera, sniffing the lens and staring directly into the broadcast being watched by thousands of people in Las Vegas.
Within seconds the Sphere was filled with the enormous faces of six curious Haggi, their whiskers and twitching noses towering over the Nevada skyline. Witnesses reported hearing laughter across the plaza as the curious creatures appeared to study the camera before one attempted to nibble the tripod.
Local Highland guides later explained that this behaviour is common at sunrise, as Haggi often wake up disoriented after a heavy night of foraged whisky drams and abandoned teacakes left behind by hikers.
The broadcast was eventually cut, but not before the animals unintentionally became the largest Haggis sighting ever displayed on a screen, briefly turning the Las Vegas Sphere into what may now be the world’s biggest Haggis enclosure.
Officials say the sunrise broadcast will be attempted again tomorrow, though the Haggi have already been warned not to steal the show again and will be watched by Highland Park Rangers in the early hours.
What was meant to be a breathtaking live broadcast of the sunrise over Ben Nevis quickly turned into something far more Scottish than the organisers had planned.
Earlier this morning, the giant screen of the Las Vegas Sphere switched to a live feed from Glen Nevis, set up to showcase the first light of day creeping over Scotland’s highest mountain. Thousands of tourists gathered below the Sphere expecting a peaceful Highland sunrise.
Unfortunately for the organisers, the camera had been placed beside what locals later confirmed was a well known post night out Haggis sleeping spot.
As the first rays of sunlight hit the hillside, a group of still inebriated wild Haggi began to stir from their drunken slumber. One by one they wandered into frame, blinking at the camera, sniffing the lens and staring directly into the broadcast being watched by thousands of people in Las Vegas.
Within seconds the Sphere was filled with the enormous faces of six curious Haggi, their whiskers and twitching noses towering over the Nevada skyline. Witnesses reported hearing laughter across the plaza as the curious creatures appeared to study the camera before one attempted to nibble the tripod.
Local Highland guides later explained that this behaviour is common at sunrise, as Haggi often wake up disoriented after a heavy night of foraged whisky drams and abandoned teacakes left behind by hikers.
The broadcast was eventually cut, but not before the animals unintentionally became the largest Haggis sighting ever displayed on a screen, briefly turning the Las Vegas Sphere into what may now be the world’s biggest Haggis enclosure.
Officials say the sunrise broadcast will be attempted again tomorrow, though the Haggi have already been warned not to steal the show again and will be watched by Highland Park Rangers in the early hours.