I encountered this black metal sculpture on the South Bank of the Thames close by the new City Hall. The building itself was a remarkable construction looking not unlike some giant lop-sided snail that had laid this huge person-sized egg. The only black eggs that I have come across in nature belong to cuttlefish. I hope nothing is going to hatch out of this huge black metal egg and slither into the Thames.
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What an interesting sculpture and building. Part of the allure of the sculpture is that it seems like it could drop to the ground at any moment.
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I am sure that with all the healthy and safety legislation here in the UK it must be securely fixed in place – but, yes, it does look as if it might topple over any minute.
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The shape of a cuttlefish egg is very different though. Asparagus beetle maybe?
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You may be right! I have never seen an Asparagus Beetle. I was just thinking about the similarity in colour and shininess rather than the shape when I made the comparison..
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I thought so. The cuttlefish eggs were just so weirdly shaped. Like pointed grapes.
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Very interesting!
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Thank you.
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