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WEEE Man

By Miss Cellania in Arts & Crafts on Nov 23, 2008 at 9:07 am



He’s seven meters tall and weighs three metric tons. He is WEEE Man! This sculpture stands at the Eden Project in Cornwall, after his debut at the South Bank in London. The British Royal Society of Arts had WEEE Man built out of discarded electronic components and household appliances to symbolize how much of this material each person contributes to environmental waste. Link -Thanks, RJ Evans!

(image credit: Loz Flowers)


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  1. ted
    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 am

    "Wee, of course, is Scottish slang for someone of diminutive stature"

    Thanks for the explanation...

  2. Evilbeagle
    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Aren't there better ways to make a point? That thing is hideous.

  3. Alex
    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Wow! Artsy and toxic!

  4. Ali S.
    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Toxic and creepy. Brrr. :x

  5. cuimhne
    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm

    Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment actually :) It's a set of EU regulations governing the recycling of electronics. If you buy a new one you can bring the old one back to the store and they send it to be recycled or drop it off at a free collection point.

  6. Miss Sincere
    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    I think someone should construct one out of diapers.

  7. vero4902
    Nov 24th, 2008 at 7:59 am

    They could have made it a little easier to look at. It looks like something out of a horror movie.

  8. rhcpaul
    Nov 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am

    sweet. i have been to the eden project and had my picture taken with this beast. i think it's ace.

  9. liphttam1
    Nov 24th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    It has some sort of hidden meanining behind the creepynes I cant figure it out though.

  10. Rocky Rook
    Nov 25th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    We always end up solving the problems we create.

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