Calgarians Surprised that a Mirror Reflects Light

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Calgary removes $559,000 sculpture after realizing it’s basically a giant sun laser that burns through clothing






After a sun-singed jacket, some software glitches and more than a year with blue construction fence around a beautification project, city officials have removed a $559,000 art sculpture from in front of a northeast Calgary recreation centre, unsure it can be fixed.


The city’s public art program, which spends 1% of infrastructure budgets on beautification pieces, has long drawn controversies about price, location and esthetic value.



This situation is new.


“It’s a beautiful, shiny object. And that, I think is part of the problem,” said Sarah Iley, the city’s art and culture manager.




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Calgary removes $559,000 sculpture after realizing it’s basically a giant sun laser that burns through clothing | National Post
 

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I guess I should have put the picture of it on.


Now who would have thought that thing would reflect light........












 

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I thought it had to be shaped the othe way to cook things, like a freznel screen. ISIS better not get wind of this . . . .