3/17/2005: Massive ice sculpture in Alaska... collapses - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 03-17-2005, 09:01 PM

Excellent pics and link, UT.

wolf · 03-18-2005, 12:52 AM

There are a couple of ponds in front of office buildings around here that they used to let the fountains run in the winter (cheaper than dealgifying them, I guess) that would freeze with a neat looking water globule in the middle, but I don't recall seeing them lately. I think at least one of the office complexes drained and filled their ornamental ponds ... too many squished geese.

capnhowdy · 03-18-2005, 06:57 AM

Very cool!
And also very cellar-worthy.
Maybe next time he will try to make his sculpture around some type of structural support. Of course it would need to be extremely substantial, to support that kind of weight.
Years ago, during one of Georgia's rare winter storms, a neighbor at our apartment complex made one by letting his hose nozzle spray a fine mist into a tree about 20 feet tall. It was awesome in the daylight, but that night he put one of those christmas thingies that rotate and change colors in the lower part of the tree(my idea). It was AMAZINGLY beautiful.
The next day the tree collapsed in a heap of broken limbs, completely destroying the tree. (he wanted it bigger).......
The next week he moved out as a result of eviction.
Poor guy.

magilla · 03-18-2005, 08:41 AM

Great pics!

But how the heck did he manage this without his sprinkler, hose, and pipes freezing and bursting?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-18-2005, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

The next week he moved out as a result of eviction.
Poor guy.

Wow, talk about a tough crowd!

stlbob · 03-21-2005, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by magilla

Great pics!

But how the heck did he manage this without his sprinkler, hose, and pipes freezing and bursting?

Moving water doesn't freeze as readily as stationary water. Good thing to know too, because if you live where it's cold and you lose your heat you need to let the faucets drip or your pipes will burst.

03-17-2005, 09:01 PM	#16
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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	There are a couple of ponds in front of office buildings around here that they used to let the fountains run in the winter (cheaper than dealgifying them, I guess) that would freeze with a neat looking water globule in the middle, but I don't recall seeing them lately. I think at least one of the office complexes drained and filled their ornamental ponds ... too many squished geese. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-18-2005, 06:57 AM	#18
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Very cool! And also very cellar-worthy. Maybe next time he will try to make his sculpture around some type of structural support. Of course it would need to be extremely substantial, to support that kind of weight. Years ago, during one of Georgia's rare winter storms, a neighbor at our apartment complex made one by letting his hose nozzle spray a fine mist into a tree about 20 feet tall. It was awesome in the daylight, but that night he put one of those christmas thingies that rotate and change colors in the lower part of the tree(my idea). It was AMAZINGLY beautiful. The next day the tree collapsed in a heap of broken limbs, completely destroying the tree. (he wanted it bigger)....... The next week he moved out as a result of eviction. Poor guy. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-18-2005, 08:41 AM	#19
magilla Belt Conveyor Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 67	Great pics! But how the heck did he manage this without his sprinkler, hose, and pipes freezing and bursting?

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