Wow, those are sand castles!

[tuftears]

I just saw this link to some amazing sand castles.

I have to say, 'hax!' Which is to say, how in the world did they do that amount of work before, well, the ephemeral nature of the art would overcome it?

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[elusivetiger.livejournal.com]

Holy cow, those are nuts! Thanks for sharing.

[cjthomas.livejournal.com]

Which is to say, how in the world did they do that amount of work before, well, the ephemeral nature of the art would overcome it?

By compacting the sand a lot more than kids do, by using a variety of tools and careful planning, and by being really, really good at it };>. I've read a bit about the subject. Very nifty indeed! =^.^=

My favourites: The sea serpent eating the castle-builder, and the chariot-in-waves one.

The castles-on-a-wall one _had_ to have been a collaborative project. That, or done over a few days. Impressive =o.o=.

[credendovides.livejournal.com]

I kind of liked the "arms race" just for humor value. :) But some of the others were certainly more impressive.

[stryck.livejournal.com]

"Arms Race" made me laugh. I needed that today. :)

[stryck.livejournal.com]

And glue. You can get really impressive shapes by mixing a little glue into the water you use with the sand.

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

Wow. Amazing, no kidding!

[dustmeat.livejournal.com]

Woah! How is that possible???

[normanrafferty.livejournal.com]

My local mall used to do sand sculptures every year, indoors. They really had some amazing stuff.

[staticstealer.livejournal.com]

Just, WOW.

[dashingpooka.livejournal.com]

Want. :D

[paka.livejournal.com]

Hey, unrelated link for you;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7334410.stm

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

An Iberian lynx! Such a pretty cat. };)