Anyone who has used the internet this past decade is most likely familiar with Rickrolling, a meme that involves an unexpected appearance of the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up”, but Sky Elements Drone Shows took it to the next level. On April 1, 2022, the company used 300 drones to form a mysterious QR code over the downtown Dallas skyline tonight, which lead straight to the music video on YouTube. Read more for a video and additional information.
If you’ve never used a QR code, they are simply direct links that can be followed through your smartphone’s camera. When the viewers below in Dallas, Texas followed the scanned link, they were treated to a classic, yet harmless, “Rickroll”. Sky Elements specializes in drone shows, and recently they partnered with YouTuber Leonhart to put on a Pokemon-themed spectacle.
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After seeing how much of a hit our last QR code at South by Southwest was, we couldn’t let the opportunity pass to prank the entire city of Dallas with a mysterious QR code,” said Preston Ward, Sky Elements’ Chief Pilot.
