The Weight of the World : Lone Star Times

The Weight of the World

by The Panda Man · 01/08/2007 7:19 pm

Take one environmentalist sculpture honoring the late founder of the Sierra Club:

“Spaceship Earth‚” a 175-ton circular sculpture unveiled in late October in front of Kennesaw State University’s new Social Sciences Building…

The massive design consists of a 15-foot-diameter sphere comprised of 88 separate pieces of Brazilian blue quartzite‚ and 2‚400 bronze pieces attached to the face of the 22-foot-high globe. A life-size bronze figure of environmentalist David Brower also is stationed near the apex.

Now add a bit of shoddy workmanship.

Water damage and inadequate adhesives are being blamed…

And what do you get?

Irony.

[The sculpture] collapsed last Thursday during the school’s holiday break. No one was injured during the mishap, and the structure has been cordoned off to limit access to the area.

All is not lost, however, as plans are being made to get the big guy back on the ball.

Officials at Kennesaw State say the artwork [valued at $1 million] is insured and will be rebuilt.

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6 Responses to “The Weight of the World”

Dov on January 8th, 2007 at 7:39 pm

I understand more than 120 PG Riders did the funeral today

I missed it. Bless you all
Neocon on January 8th, 2007 at 9:45 pm

Atlas Shrugged comes to mind…
agent21 on January 8th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

That’s about the weight of 1 day’s chicken sh!t at Maxim Egg Farm in Wharton County.

Free the Wharton 19!

http://www.maximstench.com
southerntragedy on January 8th, 2007 at 10:46 pm

Agent21: Thanks for the linkie. My feeble mind had forgottent this fight. (side-tracked my numerous other things) Will keep tabs!

Free the Wharton 19!
flygal on January 9th, 2007 at 8:53 am

I guess he was too heavy for the world, and it collapsed under it’s weight
definitely ironic, considering the bad (along with some good) the Sierra Club is doing to the earth
Maltboy! on January 9th, 2007 at 12:39 pm

This is clear evidence of the collapse of the planet and man’s downfall. I suspect global warming is the culprit. The school should hold a fundraiser to have it rebuilt. I’d recommend a rock concert. Maybe the Rolling Stones would support it.