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Lightning blasts boobs off statue
ELLIE TURNER | January 7th, 2013
Tom Findlay at the site of the lightning strike. Pictures: MICHAEL FRANCHI
Tom holds the remains of Venus
A SERPENTINE lightning strike has "blown the tits" off one man's iconic tribute to Territory women. Literally.
Stonemasonry boss Tom Finlay .. http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/07/23/311631_ntnews.html , 48, was standing 50m from his voluptuous hand-carved Venus de Milo when a flash of white light and an "almighty kaboom" sent stone flying through the air.
Mr Finlay said he was amazed her 30kg breasts had survived the phenomenon.
"There was a clap of thunder and the sculpture blew up like a rocket-launcher had hit it," he said.
"The lightning looked like a serpent.
"Everything disintegrated but the breasts - all that's left is what's under her hips," he added.
"Hey, they ARE modelled on Clare Martin's tits !"
Capt Cook
The 1.5m high sculpture, made of local porcelanite, was perched on a 6m steel reinforced column.
Shattered stone was strewn about the small courtyard at Finlay's Stonemasonry - near the Stuart Hwy, at Yarrawonga - where the top half of the headless Venus was obliterated about 2.45pm on Friday.
But her breasts withstood the 8m drop on to the stone mural below. Only one nipple was damaged.
Mr Finlay said he was unsure if the strike was a "sign" from higher powers and would be more concerned if a Buddha statue was hit.
Venus de Milo was his first attempt at a human sculpture - based on Alexandros' ancient Greek statue - 10 years ago.
"It was my twist on Venus - the original was petite but I made her more motherly and voluptuous," he said.
"I made it when Claire Martin was chief minister, and the Palmerston, Katherine and Alice Springs mayors were all women.
"It was my tribute to Territory women."
Mr Finlay said he had not yet decided the fate of the surviving breasts.
"It's still a bit raw," he said. "I'll leave the statue the way it is to show the force of nature ...
"I might mount (the breasts) and hang them in my office."
In another electric shock, two stunned fishos told ABC's Tales from the Tinny of how their boat was struck by lightning while they were in Darwin Harbour.
The victims must be unlucky - electrical storms have left a lot to be desired with rain coming from the north.
Stokes Hill bagged 23mm of rain yesterday. And storms in Central Australia dropped a much-needed 5mm at Big Dipper yesterday.
But the rain gave no relief from the heat in the Centre, with Alice Springs topping 42.7C, while Kintore and Yulara hit 45C.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/01/07/316468_ntnews.html
LOLOL .. good story that one .. i had the hair on a forearm scorched by lightening .. the tip in your video
is a good one new to me, though i wouldn't have done it anyway as the only thought was to get the fleek in ..
ELLIE TURNER | January 7th, 2013
Tom Findlay at the site of the lightning strike. Pictures: MICHAEL FRANCHI
Tom holds the remains of Venus
A SERPENTINE lightning strike has "blown the tits" off one man's iconic tribute to Territory women. Literally.
Stonemasonry boss Tom Finlay .. http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/07/23/311631_ntnews.html , 48, was standing 50m from his voluptuous hand-carved Venus de Milo when a flash of white light and an "almighty kaboom" sent stone flying through the air.
Mr Finlay said he was amazed her 30kg breasts had survived the phenomenon.
"There was a clap of thunder and the sculpture blew up like a rocket-launcher had hit it," he said.
"The lightning looked like a serpent.
"Everything disintegrated but the breasts - all that's left is what's under her hips," he added.
"Hey, they ARE modelled on Clare Martin's tits !"
Capt Cook
The 1.5m high sculpture, made of local porcelanite, was perched on a 6m steel reinforced column.
Shattered stone was strewn about the small courtyard at Finlay's Stonemasonry - near the Stuart Hwy, at Yarrawonga - where the top half of the headless Venus was obliterated about 2.45pm on Friday.
But her breasts withstood the 8m drop on to the stone mural below. Only one nipple was damaged.
Mr Finlay said he was unsure if the strike was a "sign" from higher powers and would be more concerned if a Buddha statue was hit.
Venus de Milo was his first attempt at a human sculpture - based on Alexandros' ancient Greek statue - 10 years ago.
"It was my twist on Venus - the original was petite but I made her more motherly and voluptuous," he said.
"I made it when Claire Martin was chief minister, and the Palmerston, Katherine and Alice Springs mayors were all women.
"It was my tribute to Territory women."
Mr Finlay said he had not yet decided the fate of the surviving breasts.
"It's still a bit raw," he said. "I'll leave the statue the way it is to show the force of nature ...
"I might mount (the breasts) and hang them in my office."
In another electric shock, two stunned fishos told ABC's Tales from the Tinny of how their boat was struck by lightning while they were in Darwin Harbour.
The victims must be unlucky - electrical storms have left a lot to be desired with rain coming from the north.
Stokes Hill bagged 23mm of rain yesterday. And storms in Central Australia dropped a much-needed 5mm at Big Dipper yesterday.
But the rain gave no relief from the heat in the Centre, with Alice Springs topping 42.7C, while Kintore and Yulara hit 45C.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/01/07/316468_ntnews.html
LOLOL .. good story that one .. i had the hair on a forearm scorched by lightening .. the tip in your video
is a good one new to me, though i wouldn't have done it anyway as the only thought was to get the fleek in ..
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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