Rolling through the Bay
July 18, 2011 10:15 AM   Subscribe

"Scott Weaver's amazing piece, made with over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years, is a depiction of San Francisco, with multiple ball runs that allow you to go on 'tours' of different parts of the city."

Via my Mom. Hi, Mom!
posted by brundlefly (14 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: HI BRUNDLEFLY'S MOM -- cortex



 
Sorry, this is incredibly cool, but it's an incredibly cool double.
posted by Flunkie at 10:19 AM on July 18, 2011


Argh! No! Flagged.
posted by brundlefly at 10:21 AM on July 18, 2011


Ah, I searched for "toothpicks" instead of "toothpick". Dang it.
posted by brundlefly at 10:27 AM on July 18, 2011


Hi, brundlefly's mom!
posted by snapped at 10:30 AM on July 18, 2011 [1 favorite]


Bye, mom!
posted by griphus at 10:31 AM on July 18, 2011 [1 favorite]


Look, Mom! No previouslies!
posted by DU at 10:35 AM on July 18, 2011


glad i caught it before being de-doubled. incredible piece.
posted by freq at 10:40 AM on July 18, 2011


What freq said, missed it the first time.
posted by Melismata at 10:41 AM on July 18, 2011


brundlefly's mom reads metafilter, apparently.
posted by koeselitz at 10:46 AM on July 18, 2011


Hi brundlefly's mom!
posted by maryr at 10:49 AM on July 18, 2011


I say leave it up for folks like me who missed it the first time 'round - it's just that good.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:50 AM on July 18, 2011


It's funny that the tags don't pick up singular vs. plural. Mods, can this be changed?

It is a neat project though.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:52 AM on July 18, 2011


Its pretty sweet, even if it is a double. They had it at the state fair a couple of years back: well worth visiting.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 10:53 AM on July 18, 2011


Seems amazing, but over 35 years, that's only about 8 toothpicks a day. I discard that many from my martinis. So what if I don't arrange them architecturally?
posted by found missing at 10:58 AM on July 18, 2011 [1 favorite]


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