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(Wired) Weird This new German sidewalk has as many twists and turns as, um, as a twisty-turny thing   (wired.com) divider line 53
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Jamdug! [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 04:47:43 PM
That's what walking home drunk is like for me.
 
czei
2011-11-18 04:53:50 PM
I say you are a weedy pigeon and you can call me Susan if it isn't so.
 
Chagrin
2011-11-18 05:04:15 PM
More twists and turns than an altar boy's intestines?
 
pute kisses like a man [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:05:35 PM
Chagrin: More twists and turns than an altar boy's intestines?

that doesn't even make sense, unless altar boys are at risk from the dreaded pig rape.
 
cgraves67
2011-11-18 05:06:02 PM
Was that article an excuse to bash America?

/because they didn't really need an excuse
//you have a problem, just say it
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:07:52 PM
media.comicvine.com
 
Al Gorithm
2011-11-18 05:09:16 PM
YouTube vid of someone climbing up (and falling from) the loop in 5.....4.....3.....
 
Infamous El Guapo [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:09:29 PM
upload.wikimedia.org
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:09:35 PM
Ohhh a loop! That would be badass to wal-

And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it. The steps are still there, but they arch up and over your head like a bridge that has been twisted and wrenched during a sci-fi alien invasion.

Well that's just stupid.
 
casual_sex
2011-11-18 05:10:08 PM
Looks like someone had a cunning plan. It's a roller coaster that's grown into a rude and amusing shape.

/Nothing is obscure on Fark.
 
BigRightRear
2011-11-18 05:10:29 PM
Who funds this crap?
 
okaykleek
2011-11-18 05:12:22 PM
scottydoesntknow: Ohhh a loop! That would be badass to wal-

And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it. The steps are still there, but they arch up and over your head like a bridge that has been twisted and wrenched during a sci-fi alien invasion.

Well that's just stupid.

Farking gravity. How does it work?
 
adenosine
2011-11-18 05:13:03 PM
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike
 
Rapmaster2000
2011-11-18 05:13:24 PM
Jamdug!: That's what walking home drunk is like for me.

encrypted-tbn0.google.com

Sidewalk's for regular walking. Not for fancy walking!
 
patrick767
2011-11-18 05:13:37 PM
And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it.

You might to be able to use it, but I bet this guy could:
img191.imageshack.us
 
chookbillion
2011-11-18 05:14:05 PM
cgraves67: Was that article an excuse to bash America?

/because they didn't really need an excuse
//you have a problem, just say it

I was wondering the same thing
 
czei
2011-11-18 05:14:57 PM
"I found it particularly ironic, my lord, because I've got a thingy that's shaped like a turnip... I'm a big hit at parties... I hide in the vegetable rack and frighten the children."

www.insidethegames.biz
 
PizzaJedi81
2011-11-18 05:15:40 PM
Infamous El Guapo: [upload.wikimedia.org image 250x216]

I think you mean:

images1.fanpop.com
 
Diogenes Teufelsdrockh
2011-11-18 05:16:24 PM
scottydoesntknow: Ohhh a loop! That would be badass to wal-

And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it. The steps are still there, but they arch up and over your head like a bridge that has been twisted and wrenched during a sci-fi alien invasion.

Well that's just stupid.

Bet you could make it if you ran really fast.
 
thisispete
2011-11-18 05:17:03 PM
I came for the Blackadder references and I leave satisfied.

/as satisfied as a cat which after enjoying a bowl of cream, has been appointed Professor of Satisfaction at Oxford University

//wibble
 
mhd
2011-11-18 05:17:35 PM
Heh, the artists surely do have some wacky projects...

i.imgur.com
i.imgur.com

The last picture has an egg floating on a jet of air. The towers in the background provide enough humidity and heat for the egg to hatch.
 
jayhawk88
2011-11-18 05:18:37 PM
Boy those Germans have a word for everything!
 
red5ish
2011-11-18 05:18:44 PM
scottydoesntknow: Ohhh a loop! That would be badass to wal-

And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it. The steps are still there, but they arch up and over your head like a bridge that has been twisted and wrenched during a sci-fi alien invasion.

Well that's just stupid.

You sound fat.
 
InOmnibusCaritas [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:20:08 PM
This new German sidewalk has as many twists and turns as, um, as a twisty-turny thing

eddieizzardfans.com

Hey look, a creeping kid! For my movie, The Creeping Kid!
 
Now I Is!
2011-11-18 05:22:22 PM
DAMMIT GERMANY EVERYTHING DOES NOT NEED TO BE MODERN ART!
 
kvinesknows
2011-11-18 05:23:03 PM
that would be awesome for a game of freeze tag.
 
Infamous El Guapo [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:23:55 PM
PizzaJedi81: Infamous El Guapo: [upload.wikimedia.org image 250x216]

I think you mean:

[images1.fanpop.com image 500x339]

It DOES sound like something Hugh Laurie would say, but alas, it was Melchett

Script: scroll about 3/4 down (new window)

(I somehow managed to watch Beer just two nights ago- odd timing)
 
Bad_ad85
2011-11-18 05:27:00 PM
And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it.
media.tumblr.com
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:28:05 PM
okaykleek: scottydoesntknow: Ohhh a loop! That would be badass to wal-

And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it. The steps are still there, but they arch up and over your head like a bridge that has been twisted and wrenched during a sci-fi alien invasion.

Well that's just stupid.

Farking gravity. How does it work?

Spiral the sides so you end up with the stairsteps on top at the apex of the loop.
 
PizzaJedi81
2011-11-18 05:28:42 PM
Infamous El Guapo: PizzaJedi81: Infamous El Guapo: [upload.wikimedia.org image 250x216]

I think you mean:

[images1.fanpop.com image 500x339]

It DOES sound like something Hugh Laurie would say, but alas, it was Melchett

Script: scroll about 3/4 down (new window)

(I somehow managed to watch Beer just two nights ago- odd timing)

Huh...I distinctly remember Bladder saying it to George, and Greorge nodding as though he got it.

Wait...no, my bad, it was "Death and despair stalk the land like two giant stalking things."
 
rebelyell2006
2011-11-18 05:30:33 PM
Bad_ad85: And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it.
[media.tumblr.com image 393x261]

You just have to get a running start, and just don't stop when you reach the top.
 
El_Swino
2011-11-18 05:34:19 PM
I can see that loop being a destination for every drunk within 20 miles on Saturday nights.
 
horslips
2011-11-18 05:36:14 PM
Now I Is!: DAMMIT GERMANY EVERYTHING DOES NOT NEED TO BE MODERN ART!

You know who else hated modern art?

///Yes, I went there...
 
baronvonzipper
2011-11-18 05:36:14 PM
rebelyell2006: Bad_ad85: And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it.
[media.tumblr.com image 393x261]

You just have to get a running start, and just don't stop when you reach the top.

There's always a catch
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:40:24 PM
horslips: Now I Is!: DAMMIT GERMANY EVERYTHING DOES NOT NEED TO BE MODERN ART!

You know who else hated modern art?

///Yes, I went there...

preaprez.files.wordpress.com

/Ohhh we're not talking about video games?
 
mhd
2011-11-18 05:45:19 PM
Now I Is!: DAMMIT GERMANY EVERYTHING DOES NOT NEED TO BE MODERN ART!

I don't see bodily fluids. So it really can't be that modern...
 
ZAZ [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:47:12 PM
If you can't loop the loop in the middle, does that mean the sidewalk has two disconnected sections and you can't walk the length of it?

Also, it would be great if they ran something trainlike on it to scare walkers. Say, a pair of bright headlights running on tracks just outside the railing with a big speaker for roller coaster and train noises. At night you couldn't tell the difference if you were drunk.
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 05:49:04 PM
ZAZ: If you can't loop the loop in the middle, does that mean the sidewalk has two disconnected sections and you can't walk the length of it?

Also, it would be great if they ran something trainlike on it to scare walkers. Say, a pair of bright headlights running on tracks just outside the railing with a big speaker for roller coaster and train noises. At night you couldn't tell the difference if you were drunk.

While hilarious, I don't think they want drunk people jumping off a 50+ foot drop to avoid a fake cart.
 
poot_rootbeer
2011-11-18 05:50:31 PM
Al Gorithm: YouTube vid of someone climbing up (and falling from) the loop in 5.....4.....3.....

wiimedia.ign.com

You now have the Green Hill Zone music stuck in your head.
 
ecalcott
2011-11-18 05:56:43 PM
horslips: Now I Is!: DAMMIT GERMANY EVERYTHING DOES NOT NEED TO BE MODERN ART!

You know who else hated modern art?

///Yes, I went there...

WHO?! Are you going to tell us or what?!
 
JohnCarter
2011-11-18 06:03:12 PM
Yes - those wacky outdoor loving Germans. They do like their outdoor marches...across Poland, Low Countries, France, Russia...good for keeping one in shape
 
PizzaJedi81
2011-11-18 06:06:14 PM
JohnCarter: Yes - those wacky outdoor loving Germans. They do like their outdoor marches...across Poland, Low Countries, France, Russia...good for keeping one in shape

Shh! Don't mention the war!
 
Nimue
2011-11-18 06:10:40 PM
As many twists and turns as a polytropon perhaps?
 
JohnCarter
2011-11-18 06:19:14 PM
PizzaJedi81: JohnCarter: Yes - those wacky outdoor loving Germans. They do like their outdoor marches...across Poland, Low Countries, France, Russia...good for keeping one in shape

Shh! Don't mention the war!

What war, they just needed "expansion" space for their outdoor sculptures
 
Mouser
2011-11-18 06:22:19 PM
Diogenes Teufelsdrockh: scottydoesntknow: Ohhh a loop! That would be badass to wal-

And that scary-looking loop-the-loop? Disappointingly, you can't use it. The steps are still there, but they arch up and over your head like a bridge that has been twisted and wrenched during a sci-fi alien invasion.

Well that's just stupid.

Bet you could make it if you ran really fast.

And this is the real reason the sculpture was made in Germany and not in the U.S. Because you know damned well that someone here would try to make the loop-de-loop then turn around and sue the makers after they discover humans can't run that fast.
 
WhyteRaven74
2011-11-18 07:17:33 PM
poot_rootbeer: You now have the Green Hill Zone music stuck in your head.

I'd say FFFUUUUUUUUU except it's my favorite Sonic zone
 
lvdata2
2011-11-18 07:24:51 PM
What about treating the loop like awkward monkey bars? Have it go from steps, to a ladder on the handrail, and then close to the top monkey bars? It IS possible!
 
AnotherOldFart
2011-11-18 08:37:26 PM
The 21-meter (69-foot) structure sits atop a hill made of toxic zinc slag left over from local mining operations.
nice!
 
BlippityBleep
2011-11-18 08:54:32 PM
They didn't solve the design problem of being able to pass the loop thing and complete the course = FAIL
 
i.r.id10t
2011-11-18 10:39:26 PM
 
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