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I don't know if this will help, but....

Here in the Rogue Valley we have a one-of-kind outdoor/department store
called the Blackbird, which has a 45-ft tall statue of it's namesake in the
parking lot.  Three or four times a year, that statue gets costumed --
running shorts for the local Pear Blossom race in spring, a santa hat in
December, ect.  I called the store to find out how they do the costuming,
and was told they use a safety system of pulleys and harnesses, not
dissimilar to rock climbing gear, to scale the statue and apply the
clothing.  If you used something fairly lightweight to make the hat, could
you adapt this technique?  Anybody on your staff enjoy rappelling?

Jennifer Tillman -- AmeriCorps
Community Education Coordinator
ph: (541) 482-6767 ext. 30
email: [log in to unmask]

"God doesn't play dice with the universe"
      -Einstein
"Don't tell God what He can and can't do."
      -Neils Bohr
"Not only does God play dice with the universe, sometimes He throws them
where you can't see the spots!"
      -Stephen Hawking



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Subject: Whale of a Problem


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Now HERE'S a query you won't hear every day...



Our museum's icon is a concrete/steel, life-sized model of Connecticut's
state animal that sits outside the building: a (male) sperm whale. "Connie"
measures ~60 feet long. This summer marks his 30th birthday, so to speak, so
for an event we're planning a bd bash for the big guy. (Who, btw, won't
admit to being over 29.)



I thought "You know what would be unspeakably funny, plus guarantee all
kinds of photos in the press? Have the whale wear a birthday hat!"



So, any suggestions on how to get a colorful, pointy and very large birthday
hat on something that big?



My name only adds to the irony,

Jonah Cohen

Outreach & Public Programs Manager

Science Center of Connecticut



"Fire up the klezmer music and prepare to become a man, you're in for a
truth-mitzvah!"

        -Stephen Colbert




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