h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Peta and I were talking somewhere about fun sand sculptures she and her family made at the seaside and I tried one out last week when I was at the beach and it was a *huge* hit.

We also built the standard sand castles with the kids, but my wife (who is the family artist) made a really cool sleeping dragon and I covered my youngest daughter's legs with sand and sculpted it into a fish's body so she looked like a mermaid.

All really good fun...

And it got me thinking that this might be a fun Collaborative Topic of the Week - 'Sand Sculptures' sort of an entry on how to do it and what cool designs our Researchers have made.


- Jimi X

Oh, and I nearly forgot...

SEF has found some really cool artwork to go along with this idea.

B775685 and B775693 and there are a few more


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Oops, since I'm being implicated I'd better point out that they are someone's photos rather than artwork (though that should be obvious if viewed ).

I really like this for a Collaborative topic idea

Can I ask which entries those blobs accompany? I really can't recall them being on h2g2...

Sorry, I've no idea of A-numbers (and you've no idea how long it took me to be able to get back in and post that! ). When I started collecting blob numbers I didn't pay any attention to their original A-numbers. I've only just started remedying that lack by adding the info to my list whenever I do find what I think is the original page. However, while doing a search for sand etc I did find A458318 Sandcastles by Gnomon and of course some edited things like A352522 on burying oneself in sand.

I think these blobs may have been used on other DNA sites...

Quite possible. 360 has reused a lot of h2g2 blobs and h2g2 people have been using the 360 angels. I doubt that sand sculpture would make much of an appearance on Buffy (cult) and ww2 is too new, so that narrows things down a bit!

Sense of Place sites might have created them...

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Sorry, just the thought of lounging around on a beach. Mmmm. Got lost in summer thoughts for a sec.

Many of the designs look a bit oriental for Devon.