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Old 04-27-2010, 08:11 PM   #1
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Default Awe Inspiring Seed Cathedral Wows at Shanghai World Expo 2010

Okay, so it's not really about Farms or Gardens, but it IS about seeds. You have got to click on the link and see the building made out of 60,000 bristling fiber optic rods, each with a seed in its tip.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010...-expo-2010.php
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It looks like a giant... sphincter.

I may not have an eye for art but I do have an eye for sphincters.
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Old 05-02-2010, 03:23 PM   #3
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That was totally cool to look at!
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It looks like a giant... sphincter.

I may not have an eye for art but I do have an eye for sphincters.
Just for you Booger!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus
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"It looks like a giant... sphincter. I may not have an eye for art but I do have an eye for sphincters."
So you hang out here mainly to keep your sphincter recognition skills up to date?
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Humm.........
I think it looks like a worm from Dune.
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Mouse, thank you for the anus.

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b:So you hang out here mainly to keep your sphincter recognition skills up to date?
The ignore function works too well to hone my sphincter recognition skills here.
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