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A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A team of rocket builders carries their large homemade rocket to the launch site during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A team of rocket builders carries their large homemade rocket to the launch site during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A rocket-building team works together to hoist their weighty, handmade rocket onto the launch scaffolding during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A rocket-building team works together to hoist their weighty, handmade rocket onto the launch scaffolding during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




Small fireworks are set out during the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

Small fireworks are set out during the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A rocket building team climbs the scaffolding and prepares to launch their rocket at the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A large homemade rocket is launched during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A large homemade rocket is launched during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




Yasothon resident look on as huge, handmade rockets are launched into the air during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

Yasothon resident look on as huge, handmade rockets are launched into the air during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A large homemade rocket is launched during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A large homemade rocket is launched during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




A Thai man walks toward the launch site with his handmade rocket during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, Thai residents launch enormous home-made rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

A Thai man walks toward the launch site with his handmade rocket during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




Miniature rockets are sold at a parade during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. The Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival is celebrated annually and culminates when home-made rockets are fired into the sky in a merit-making action that welcomes the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

Miniature rockets are sold at a parade during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. The Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival is celebrated annually and culminates when home-made rockets are fired into the sky in a merit-making action that welcomes the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




Dancers take part in a parade during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. The Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival is celebrated annually and culminates when home-made rockets are fired into the sky in a merit-making action that welcomes the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

Dancers take part in a parade during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




Participants take part in a parade showcasing their home-made rocket during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. The Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival is celebrated annually and culminates when home-made rockets are fired into the sky in a merit-making action that welcomes the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

Participants take part in a parade showcasing their home-made rocket during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)




Dancers take part in a parade during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. The Bun Bang Fai Rocket festival is celebrated annually and culminates when home-made rockets are fired into the sky in a merit-making action that welcomes the beginning of the rainy season. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

Dancers take part in a parade during the Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival on May 10, 2014 in Yasothon, Thailand. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)
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