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28 May 2006

Wow

post by: essexjan at: 10:01 | 12 comments

turds playing chess? Some of those are pretty scary. I like the dragon.

posted by puke & cry 28 May | 10:57

Wow. Indeed.

posted by arse_hat 28 May | 11:32

WTF is "The Amazing Walter" doing with that fire hydrant?

posted by Five Fresh Fish 28 May | 11:54

I keep trying to talk the mister into going to the sandcastle competition. For two years we lived about 45 minutes from Harrison Hot Springs.
:^(

posted by deborah 28 May | 12:02

Wow those are awesome. I'd hate to have to judge those, b/c they'd all be 1st place in my book.

posted by chewatadistance 28 May | 12:59

How do they keep the sand from falling apart? My sandcastles always collapse...

posted by AlexReynolds 28 May | 13:12

glue, I believe. Come to think of it, I'm not sure exactly how they do it. I think i'll look that up.

posted by puke & cry 28 May | 13:26

There was a clip on TV the other day of a reporter at one of these sand sculpture things and she touched one of them and it collapsed. Oops!

posted by essexjan 28 May | 13:51

I think they use water, obviously, to mold it together. And it's packed down tightly, for control and for definition. These are fantastic, but I agree with Five Fresh Fish-what IS the "Amazing Walter" doing?! Hey, deborah, go without him!

posted by redvixen 28 May | 14:23

Unbelievable! And I'm with Alex, how do they stay together? If they aren't adding something, I wonder if the beach sand doesn't contain a high portion of clay. I am adding this to my "places to go before I die" list.

posted by LarryC 28 May | 23:41

I seem to recall that the only allowable addition in any respectable sand modelling competition is water. The key is the perfect degree of wetness and working fast enough to not disturb the structure once it starts to dry.

posted by dg 29 May | 00:21

There was a clip on TV the other day of a reporter at one of these sand sculpture things and she touched one of them and it collapsed. Oops!

This is what happens when they decide to be the news instead of just reporting the news.

posted by trondant 29 May | 07:22

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