67 points

Looks like the front fell off.

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That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

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25 points

There are very rigorous building standards

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8 points

Which are?

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5 points

Toilet paper I have known and loved?

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4 points

Spot on!

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10 points

Yes but it only looks that way is the secret.

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1 point

Ahh…so where does the cassette go then?

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8 points

Some duck tape will fix it right up

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6 points

Not all the way

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1 point

A wave must have hit it

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40 points

I didn’t realize the housing market was in such a slump.

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18 points

A very serious recession.

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33 points

thats some cherry mortar work

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I’m more impressed with the windows. Curving wood and glass can be tricky. I’ve seen a curved door before, but not with curved glass in it.

Despite the pixelation casting doubts on the materials, it is actually made from real, mortar, wood and glass.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Knees_of_my_Nose_to_the_Belly_of_my_Toes

More pictures: https://www.alexchinneck.com/from-the-knees-of-my-nose-to-the-belly-of-my-toes

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I always thought I saw supports on the curves other times I saw this but never got the story that it was an art piece and never saw those up close photos.

Man there is so much little clever things going on in that to make it so perfect. It’s all perfect and bent and yet has structural supports all over the place. It’s even braced at the bottom to make sure it doesn’t actually try to slide down.

Gorgeous art installation.

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The Wiki pages references this site that has some basic designs drawings

https://architizer.com/projects/from-the-knees-of-my-nose-to-the-belly-of-my-toes/

Looks like one of the Windows is a door way going to some stairs.

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This is one of the fake buildings in London that are actually just ventilation shafts for the subway.

EDIT: Not one of those. See answer to this comment.

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Art installation on Margate, Kent, UK.

No ventilations.

https://www.smithandwallwork.com/whats-new/margate-sliding-wall/

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TIL! Thanks =)

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Can’t they just scooch it back into place? I don’t want to drop a bunch of architectural/engineering lingo, but it’s pretty self-explanatory, no?

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