Posted
on April 28, 2016
A
sandcastle four stories tall! Yi-i-ikes!
On
this date in 1985, the world's record for largest sand castle in the
world was set in Treasure Island, Florida.
It
looks like a sand village to me, rather than a mere castle:
Called
Bluebeard's Castle, the sand sculpture was 37 feet high and comprised
some four THOUSAND tons of sand. It cost the town $25,000 to hire a
famous professional sand sculptor, and it took 12 workers plus 500
volunteers 12 days to make. But the payoff was spectacular – the
sand castle attracted 150,000 sightseers and lots of coverage in the
media in its first weekend alone.
Notice
that I used past tense – like other sand sculptures, of course
Bluebeard's Castle was temporary. And the world's record, too, fell.
But what Treasure Island started has become a thing – the city has
been promoting sand sculpture events ever since. It is called the
Sand Sculpture Capital of Florida, and it is the home of “Sanding
Ovations,” a company that sculpts sand around the world.
I
gather that the record for the tallest sandcastle is now set at 45
feet, 10.25 
And
the tallest sand sculpture is an astounding 73 feet, 7 inches!
There are lots of cool sand castles built every year. I love this one:
I've always liked making drip sand castles like this:
But some people use sticks and fishing line to make drip sand castles that seem to defy gravity!
In
many places in the world, the beach is a bit cold for going in the
water. But maybe not for a little architectural fun...using sand!
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on this date:
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