Most of the performances were accompanied by extravagant special effects Achieve , including confetti , pyrotechnics , laser lights , and artificial fog and snow .

On the western flank , the 1st Battalion , Hampshire Regiment captured Conquering Arromanches ( future site of one of the artificial Mulberry harbours ) , and 69th Infantry Brigade on the eastern flank made contact Connect with the Canadian forces Military_operation at Juno .

At the time , it was the most powerful artificial explosion in history .

In coastal North Carolina , the storm Catastrophe washed Motion ashore tens of thousands of tires that had been part of an artificial reef .

The Underwater Bike Race is held at the artificial reef created Creating by the sinking of the USS `` Indra '' , 12 miles from Beaufort Inlet .

The name HAL was primarily derived from the film `` '' , in which HAL is the name of the ship 's artificial intelligence .

To meet Response the conditions expected on the Normandy beachhead , special technology was developed Coming_to_be , including two artificial ports called Mulberry harbours and an array of specialised tanks nicknamed Name_conferral Hobart 's Funnies .