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Dropped Cone

Posted by James Turnbull, Monday, 5th November 2007

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The resolution on Google Earth is amazing these days! Just look at the clarity on this dropped ice-cream cone in Cologne’s Neumarkt!

As the ant-sized people have probably already given away, this isn’t an ordinary ice cream cone – it’s actually a 10m tall piece of art which has been dropped onto the corner of a shopping centre.

But what I find truly amazing is that they managed to transport the giant cone all the way from Petaluma, California without it melting…

More information and pictures on the artist’s website.

Thanks: Virtual Globetrotting

2 Responses to 'Dropped Cone'

  1. Mrb says:

    Does this happen alot? if so I wouldn’t fancy being hit by the flake and maybe it explains these hundreds & thousands?

  2. Cookie monster says:

    Are you sure this wasnt dropped by one of the Four Horseman of The Apocalypse?*

    *obscure The Young Ones reference which in itself will mean nothing to 99.9% of the people who visit this site! Thats never stopped me before however!

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