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January 22, 2005 8:21 PM

A house of cards.Trapped by the blizzard, our elaborate system of creature comforts seems like nothing more than a house of cards that Mother Nature so easily knocks down. Bryan Berg knows how to make a real house of cards.
posted by caddis (10 comments total)

Pansy. (Snark #1.)

Ah-choo! (Snark #2.)
posted by mudpuppie at 8:27 PM on January 22, 2005

I just tried to make my own little card house...woo boy was I the suck.
posted by Hands of Manos at 10:08 PM on January 22, 2005

Ummh, so this cardstacker guy, he's using glue, right?
posted by sour cream at 10:24 PM on January 22, 2005

FAQ: "I don't go around calling myself an artist, but I'm no freak show either. "

No, no, no. We wouldn't dream of calling you a freak. And your appearances in Guinness Prime Time, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, the National Enquirer, and the Iowa, Wyoming, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, and Indiana state fairs in no way indicate even the slightest kinship between you and two-headed calves or bearded women. Just in case anyone was wondering.
posted by pracowity at 1:07 AM on January 23, 2005

I want videos. Both of creation (sped up) and destruction (in slow-mo.)
posted by TwelveTwo at 3:17 AM on January 23, 2005

I'm more interested in stacking chips; cards are for throwing.
posted by mosch at 5:05 AM on January 23, 2005

Wow. Tough room. I thought some of these were actually pretty cool.
posted by psmealey at 6:30 AM on January 23, 2005

These are very cool, thanks. And the metaphorical, vengeful Mother Nature is... a cat?
posted by Wolfdog at 7:25 AM on January 23, 2005

My uncle actually wrote Stacking the Deck with Brian- a cool read if this stuff interests you.
No, he doesn't use glue. There are much better pics of his work than they have on the website, actually. The capitol building is actually about 12 feet long and 7 feet tall. Very awesome.
Good post, Caddis, although I might only think so because I have a familial connection to it.
posted by PhatLobley at 9:13 AM on January 23, 2005

Wow. A House of cards -- and a Senate of them as well.
posted by alumshubby at 9:46 AM on January 23, 2005