I saw this and thought of you. Courtesy of, er, the... cough. Daily Mail (sorry about that):
Giant inflatable dog mess breaks free of its moorings and brings down power line
By Daily Mail Reporter
Inflatable or not, you wouldn't want to meet the dog that laid this.
This giant inflatable faeces (actually a sculpture by the American artist Paul McCarthy) broke free from its moorings at a modern art museum in Switzerland before bringing down a power line.
The artwork, named 'Complex Sh*t', was lifted by a sudden gust of wind from its home at the Paul Klee centre in the city of Berne.
As big as a house, the gigantic inflatable eventually came to rest 200 yards away in the grounds of a children's home.
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The giant piece of 'art' broke free from its moorings at a museum in Berne
Museum authorities said the work had an automatic safety device that was supposed to make it deflate in the event of a storm - but it failed to operate.
The museum's director Juri Steiner said Mr McCarthy had not yet been informed of the fate of his artwork, and that he had not yet decided whether to reinstall it in the centre's garden.
The sculpture was featured in an exhibition called "East of Eden. A Garden Show".
The Paul Klee centre's website described the show as containing 'interweaving, diverse, not to say conflictive emphases and a broad spectrum of items to form a dynamic exchange of parallel and self-eclipsing spatial and temporal zones.'
McCarthy is well known for his inflatable artworks, two of which - Blockhead and Daddies Bighead - were displayed outside the Tate Modern in London in 2003.
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Aug 22, 2008 @ 18:36
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I saw this and thought of you. Courtesy of, er, the... cough. Daily Mail (sorry about that):
Giant inflatable dog mess breaks free of its moorings and brings down power line
By Daily Mail Reporter
Inflatable or not, you wouldn't want to meet the dog that laid this.
This giant inflatable faeces (actually a sculpture by the American artist Paul McCarthy) broke free from its moorings at a modern art museum in Switzerland before bringing down a power line.
The artwork, named 'Complex Sh*t', was lifted by a sudden gust of wind from its home at the Paul Klee centre in the city of Berne.
As big as a house, the gigantic inflatable eventually came to rest 200 yards away in the grounds of a children's home.
Enlarge giant piece
The giant piece of 'art' broke free from its moorings at a museum in Berne
Museum authorities said the work had an automatic safety device that was supposed to make it deflate in the event of a storm - but it failed to operate.
The museum's director Juri Steiner said Mr McCarthy had not yet been informed of the fate of his artwork, and that he had not yet decided whether to reinstall it in the centre's garden.
The sculpture was featured in an exhibition called "East of Eden. A Garden Show".
The Paul Klee centre's website described the show as containing 'interweaving, diverse, not to say conflictive emphases and a broad spectrum of items to form a dynamic exchange of parallel and self-eclipsing spatial and temporal zones.'
McCarthy is well known for his inflatable artworks, two of which - Blockhead and Daddies Bighead - were displayed outside the Tate Modern in London in 2003.
Oh look, I appear to have posted on glocals.
hayesAug 22, 2008 @ 18:36
Giant inflatable dog mess breaks free of its moorings and brings down power line
By Daily Mail Reporter
Inflatable or not, you wouldn't want to meet the dog that laid this.
This giant inflatable faeces (actually a sculpture by the American artist Paul McCarthy) broke free from its moorings at a modern art museum in Switzerland before bringing down a power line.
The artwork, named 'Complex Sh*t', was lifted by a sudden gust of wind from its home at the Paul Klee centre in the city of Berne.
As big as a house, the gigantic inflatable eventually came to rest 200 yards away in the grounds of a children's home.
Enlarge giant piece
The giant piece of 'art' broke free from its moorings at a museum in Berne
Museum authorities said the work had an automatic safety device that was supposed to make it deflate in the event of a storm - but it failed to operate.
The museum's director Juri Steiner said Mr McCarthy had not yet been informed of the fate of his artwork, and that he had not yet decided whether to reinstall it in the centre's garden.
The sculpture was featured in an exhibition called "East of Eden. A Garden Show".
The Paul Klee centre's website described the show as containing 'interweaving, diverse, not to say conflictive emphases and a broad spectrum of items to form a dynamic exchange of parallel and self-eclipsing spatial and temporal zones.'
McCarthy is well known for his inflatable artworks, two of which - Blockhead and Daddies Bighead - were displayed outside the Tate Modern in London in 2003.
Oh look, I appear to have posted on glocals.
hayesAug 22, 2008 @ 18:36
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Aug 24, 2008 @ 14:59
[quote]Well I never ! I see that like sleeping beauty - you have awoken ;)
Many thanks for brightening my evening :)[/quote]
Hej Ms. 413.
There's a fair amount of beauty to be found in the sleeping. Really there's no need to wake most of them up. I doubt this will amount to much more than a microawakening. I'm kind of tired already.
BUT! I heard a rumour that you were coming back to Geneva - is that true?
Many thanks for brightening my evening :)[/quote]
Hej Ms. 413.
There's a fair amount of beauty to be found in the sleeping. Really there's no need to wake most of them up. I doubt this will amount to much more than a microawakening. I'm kind of tired already.
BUT! I heard a rumour that you were coming back to Geneva - is that true?
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[quote]Well I never ! I see that like sleeping beauty - you have awoken ;)
Many thanks for brightening my evening :)[/quote]
Hej Ms. 413.
There's a fair amount of beauty to be found in the sleeping. Really there's no need to wake most of them up. I doubt this will amount to much more than a microawakening. I'm kind of tired already.
BUT! I heard a rumour that you were coming back to Geneva - is that true?
hayes, Aug 24, 2008 @ 14:59
Many thanks for brightening my evening :)[/quote]
Hej Ms. 413.
There's a fair amount of beauty to be found in the sleeping. Really there's no need to wake most of them up. I doubt this will amount to much more than a microawakening. I'm kind of tired already.
BUT! I heard a rumour that you were coming back to Geneva - is that true?
hayes, Aug 24, 2008 @ 14:59
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Aug 24, 2008 @ 21:02
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isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
sometimes I think I understand what is happening to me –
And then I regain consciousness ;)
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I know exactly what you mean. Once I was really struggling with the concept of mass but one beautiful afternoon I had this amazing insight where I totally figured it all out. The interplay between the fundamental particles and their properties just fell into place; most elegant unified grand unified theory. Really Einstein should have been kicking himself. It's not nearly as complicated as those CERN nerds would like you to think it is; they're just after more funding and publicity. Anyway, because I was on acid at the time I can't really remember how it went. Sorry.
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isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
sometimes I think I understand what is happening to me –
And then I regain consciousness ;)
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I know exactly what you mean. Once I was really struggling with the concept of mass but one beautiful afternoon I had this amazing insight where I totally figured it all out. The interplay between the fundamental particles and their properties just fell into place; most elegant unified grand unified theory. Really Einstein should have been kicking himself. It's not nearly as complicated as those CERN nerds would like you to think it is; they're just after more funding and publicity. Anyway, because I was on acid at the time I can't really remember how it went. Sorry.
hayes, Aug 24, 2008 @ 21:02
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Aug 24, 2008 @ 21:27
Why in the world would one makes it big, fake and inflatable when you can have the real deal in practical little cans?
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Why in the world would one makes it big, fake and inflatable when you can have the real deal in practical little cans?
Casuistik, Aug 24, 2008 @ 21:27
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Aug 25, 2008 @ 00:06
[quote]Why in the world would one makes it big, fake and inflatable when you can have the real deal in practical little cans?
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Pfft. Everyone knows that May 1961 was a terrible vintage for m3rde.
Plus that big, fake, inflatable blind eel brought down a power line. Brought down a power line. How are you gonna do that with your 30 gram cans, huh?
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Pfft. Everyone knows that May 1961 was a terrible vintage for m3rde.
Plus that big, fake, inflatable blind eel brought down a power line. Brought down a power line. How are you gonna do that with your 30 gram cans, huh?
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[quote]Why in the world would one makes it big, fake and inflatable when you can have the real deal in practical little cans?
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Pfft. Everyone knows that May 1961 was a terrible vintage for m3rde.
Plus that big, fake, inflatable blind eel brought down a power line. Brought down a power line. How are you gonna do that with your 30 gram cans, huh?
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 00:06
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Pfft. Everyone knows that May 1961 was a terrible vintage for m3rde.
Plus that big, fake, inflatable blind eel brought down a power line. Brought down a power line. How are you gonna do that with your 30 gram cans, huh?
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 00:06
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Aug 25, 2008 @ 00:19
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isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
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isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
Oh Hayes, it is really nice to have you back, I have missed you
& Charlotta so, so much !
I am still in
Heavenly :)
If memory serves, there is a similar Fawlty-like character in Geneva.
I saw the island on that swimming with dolphins thread. Wow, yeah. It looks like there are about 5 houses on that island. Are you sure that's where you are? Clearly you have some internet connection. I'm suspicious.
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isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
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isa413 (24/08/2008)[/b]
Oh Hayes, it is really nice to have you back, I have missed you
& Charlotta so, so much !
I am still in
Heavenly :)
If memory serves, there is a similar Fawlty-like character in Geneva.
I saw the island on that swimming with dolphins thread. Wow, yeah. It looks like there are about 5 houses on that island. Are you sure that's where you are? Clearly you have some internet connection. I'm suspicious.
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 00:19
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Aug 25, 2008 @ 01:02
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nP6TWoUB6ijz (24/08/2008)[/b]
Strategically placed 30gr can of merde in a transformer will do just fine. Even squirrels can do that, and their conductivity is much worse.
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The resistance of a squirrel is around 600 Ohms. This would reduce to a little under 1 Ohm if the squirrel were wet. What you're forgetting, nP6TWoUB6ijz, is that that can is 47 years old and conservata al naturale. In 2008, it would be effectively useless, despite its retro charm.
On the other hand, you may be right. It may be still be highly conductive but only because of the can. In which case, you're probably better off using a can of 2008 macaroni cheese from Migros. Good luck making a thread out of that.
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nP6TWoUB6ijz (24/08/2008)[/b]
Strategically placed 30gr can of merde in a transformer will do just fine. Even squirrels can do that, and their conductivity is much worse.
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The resistance of a squirrel is around 600 Ohms. This would reduce to a little under 1 Ohm if the squirrel were wet. What you're forgetting, nP6TWoUB6ijz, is that that can is 47 years old and conservata al naturale. In 2008, it would be effectively useless, despite its retro charm.
On the other hand, you may be right. It may be still be highly conductive but only because of the can. In which case, you're probably better off using a can of 2008 macaroni cheese from Migros. Good luck making a thread out of that.
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nP6TWoUB6ijz (24/08/2008)[/b]
Strategically placed 30gr can of merde in a transformer will do just fine. Even squirrels can do that, and their conductivity is much worse.
[/quote]
The resistance of a squirrel is around 600 Ohms. This would reduce to a little under 1 Ohm if the squirrel were wet. What you're forgetting, nP6TWoUB6ijz, is that that can is 47 years old and conservata al naturale. In 2008, it would be effectively useless, despite its retro charm.
On the other hand, you may be right. It may be still be highly conductive but only because of the can. In which case, you're probably better off using a can of 2008 macaroni cheese from Migros. Good luck making a thread out of that.
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 01:02
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nP6TWoUB6ijz (24/08/2008)[/b]
Strategically placed 30gr can of merde in a transformer will do just fine. Even squirrels can do that, and their conductivity is much worse.
[/quote]
The resistance of a squirrel is around 600 Ohms. This would reduce to a little under 1 Ohm if the squirrel were wet. What you're forgetting, nP6TWoUB6ijz, is that that can is 47 years old and conservata al naturale. In 2008, it would be effectively useless, despite its retro charm.
On the other hand, you may be right. It may be still be highly conductive but only because of the can. In which case, you're probably better off using a can of 2008 macaroni cheese from Migros. Good luck making a thread out of that.
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 01:02
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Aug 25, 2008 @ 16:32
Wow, what an offer! I would for sure, if it weren't for the fact I've spent all my holiday for this year and more of next than I would really like. Good that you've got 'something' on the roof, though. I would at least be able to tweet.
Monkeys walk across at low tide? I'm almost a little surprised that didn't end with a 'so even you could get there, ho ho ho.' No, I suppose that would have been more my style.
Nest-of-vipers always stuck more than piranha-fish with me, for some reason.
Monkeys walk across at low tide? I'm almost a little surprised that didn't end with a 'so even you could get there, ho ho ho.' No, I suppose that would have been more my style.
Nest-of-vipers always stuck more than piranha-fish with me, for some reason.
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Wow, what an offer! I would for sure, if it weren't for the fact I've spent all my holiday for this year and more of next than I would really like. Good that you've got 'something' on the roof, though. I would at least be able to tweet.
Monkeys walk across at low tide? I'm almost a little surprised that didn't end with a 'so even you could get there, ho ho ho.' No, I suppose that would have been more my style.
Nest-of-vipers always stuck more than piranha-fish with me, for some reason.
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 16:32
Monkeys walk across at low tide? I'm almost a little surprised that didn't end with a 'so even you could get there, ho ho ho.' No, I suppose that would have been more my style.
Nest-of-vipers always stuck more than piranha-fish with me, for some reason.
hayes, Aug 25, 2008 @ 16:32
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