There's a bronze statue of a goat at a certain US Navy institution that has part of his *ahem* anatomy polished to a high sheen while the rest has aged beautifully.
So be creative.
What caliber for bronze statues?
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
Nah, too obvious. There are some solvents that will attch the crap out of CU based alloys. Bonus is that it would probably look like natural corrosion so probably no insurance claim would be possible.
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
There's a statue of the Merrell Lynch bull near Wall St in NYC that has shiny nuts.JAG2955 wrote:There's a bronze statue of a goat at a certain US Navy institution that has part of his *ahem* anatomy polished to a high sheen while the rest has aged beautifully.
So be creative.
And the statue of Juliet (from Romeo and Juliet) in Verona has shiny boobs.
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
Are you talking about the Charging Bull bronze down on bowling green? because it has nothing to do with Merrill Lynch.MarkD wrote:There's a statue of the Merrell Lynch bull near Wall St in NYC that has shiny nuts.
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
HTRN wrote:Are you talking about the Charging Bull bronze down on bowling green? because it has nothing to do with Merrill Lynch.MarkD wrote:There's a statue of the Merrell Lynch bull near Wall St in NYC that has shiny nuts.
Well I'll be dipped in sh*t, you're right.
I know you never get tired of hearing that.
I walked past that thing every day for years and always just assumed it was related to Merrill Lynch.
You live and learn. You die and forget it all.
Still, it does have shiny balls.....
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
A lot of bronze statues these days are hollow cast, not solid, so 12 ga slugs would do the trick.
And if you're going to add anatomy, shove the penis in the mouth, and if multiple, perhaps one a bit farther south.
Making a weld on glans skull cap wouldn't go amiss either, nor would putting the head in the crook of the arm.
If you're going to add on a penis in the correct position, make it <2" long, right?
Secondly, leave them guessing. Pour a pile of molten slag at the base, then kidnap the original for appropriate reduction later.
Third, be creative.
As if there is any shortage of electrical storms in OK, go by some dark stormy night, anchor lightweight copper wires, and release the tails via helium balloons, and use Act Of God as your DD. 30KA on avg. is a pretty good bit of fun.
Lowest cost, highest return for value, and fun to video from a couple hundred yards away.
Wiring in a couple of 10# propane cans: optional.
And if they're going to have a proper Beelzebub, nothing wrong with adding a dumptruck load of cattle dung mounded all around, to set the correct fly-filled atmosphere. Animal entrails are a nice garnish for that.
And enough visitations, and the insurance to replace/repair it will rapidly become made of unobtanium, whereupon the game is over, assuming the locals don't sooner declare it a public nuisance.
And if you're going to add anatomy, shove the penis in the mouth, and if multiple, perhaps one a bit farther south.
Making a weld on glans skull cap wouldn't go amiss either, nor would putting the head in the crook of the arm.
If you're going to add on a penis in the correct position, make it <2" long, right?
Secondly, leave them guessing. Pour a pile of molten slag at the base, then kidnap the original for appropriate reduction later.
Third, be creative.
As if there is any shortage of electrical storms in OK, go by some dark stormy night, anchor lightweight copper wires, and release the tails via helium balloons, and use Act Of God as your DD. 30KA on avg. is a pretty good bit of fun.
Lowest cost, highest return for value, and fun to video from a couple hundred yards away.
Wiring in a couple of 10# propane cans: optional.
And if they're going to have a proper Beelzebub, nothing wrong with adding a dumptruck load of cattle dung mounded all around, to set the correct fly-filled atmosphere. Animal entrails are a nice garnish for that.
And enough visitations, and the insurance to replace/repair it will rapidly become made of unobtanium, whereupon the game is over, assuming the locals don't sooner declare it a public nuisance.
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
If you're intent on doing their job for them, sure.Aesop wrote:A lot of bronze statues these days are hollow cast, not solid, so 12 ga slugs would do the trick.
And if you're going to add anatomy, shove the penis in the mouth, and if multiple, perhaps one a bit farther south.
Making a weld on glans skull cap wouldn't go amiss either, nor would putting the head in the crook of the arm.
If you're going to add on a penis in the correct position, make it <2" long, right?
Secondly, leave them guessing. Pour a pile of molten slag at the base, then kidnap the original for appropriate reduction later.
Third, be creative.
As if there is any shortage of electrical storms in OK, go by some dark stormy night, anchor lightweight copper wires, and release the tails via helium balloons, and use Act Of God as your DD. 30KA on avg. is a pretty good bit of fun.
Lowest cost, highest return for value, and fun to video from a couple hundred yards away.
Wiring in a couple of 10# propane cans: optional.
And if they're going to have a proper Beelzebub, nothing wrong with adding a dumptruck load of cattle dung mounded all around, to set the correct fly-filled atmosphere. Animal entrails are a nice garnish for that.
And enough visitations, and the insurance to replace/repair it will rapidly become made of unobtanium, whereupon the game is over, assuming the locals don't sooner declare it a public nuisance.
I mean, they already put up the most offensive statue they could legally get away with. Any unsolicited enhancements along these lines just push it farther than they could've taken it, in the direction they always wanted to go.
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Re: What caliber for bronze statues?
Not at all.Jericho941 wrote:If you're intent on doing their job for them, sure.
I mean, they already put up the most offensive statue they could legally get away with. Any unsolicited enhancements along these lines just push it farther than they could've taken it, in the direction they always wanted to go.
Taking their standing-on-the-edge-of-tolerance monument, and shoving it over the precipice, means that ultimately it goes away.
If they want to provide a cultural lightning rod, I say take the metaphor literally, and give it a go.
And as noted earlier, once this becomes a perenially losing proposition for the insurer, the jig is up for good, unless George Soros volunteers to bankroll it.
(And notably, neither insurance companies nor their stockholders are well reknowned for their love and financial sacrifice on behalf of free speech.)
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