Great Art!
In Mount Gambier, Australia, a large sculpture called Cast in Blue has garnered attention from locals since its installation last year, ABC News reported. A woman from Mount Gambier, Australia, added her own personal touches to the “blue blob” late last year, and on March 24, she pleaded guilty in court to a charge of making graffiti. According to Vanderhorst, she was high on MDMA and had consumed three liters of vodka before placing googly eyes on the sculpture. She said she wanted to make it look funny but admitted it was “one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done.” She was ordered to pay $2,000 in compensation and complete 60 hours of community service. “Your actions mocked the sculpture and the artist,” said Magistrate Kylie Schulz.
News You Can Use
If you’re looking for an eye-catching ornament for your front yard, perhaps consider Tyra, the 86-foot-tall, 145,000-pound T. rex that currently graces the town of Drumheller near Calgary, Canada. Popular Science reported on March 24 that the fiberglass and steel dino will be evicted from its home in 2029, so officials from the Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology aren’t wasting any time. They’ve had Tyra structurally assessed and declared her “safe, stable and ready to welcome visitors.” The original plan was for her to be dismantled when her time is up, but the chamber is looking into “long-term options for the dinosaur.”
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Talk about making lemonade. Javier Yat, a 23-year-old mechanic in Brooklyn, New York, is lining his pockets with cash after setting up a tire station next to a huge pothole, the New York Post reported on March 17. Yat works out of his van and typically runs out of replacement tires each night. “I have to pay a runner to go back and forth to the shop for me and pick up what I need,” Yat said. “I think the pothole is approximately 60 square inches and 12 inches deep,” he said. He arrives in the area around 12:30 a.m. and stays until 10 a.m., changing 15 to 20 tires each night and charging between $150 and $300 per tire. “One man’s misfortune is another man’s blessing,” Yat said.
The Continuing Crisis
The Texas Department of Transportation has cut off the small town of Bug Tussle (population 15), United Press International reported on March 23. More than 70 Bug Tussle road signs have been stolen over the years, and the DOT announced it won’t supply the burg with any more. “People just like the name Bug Tussle, and they steal the signs,” explained resident Deborah Stout.
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