by Bob Jefferson » 16 May 2007, 22:26
I feel that the conceptualists behind the emperor's new pyramid have missed out on a major theme. Sandbags hold back water and as a coastal community we are very much at the mercy of global warming and rising water levels. The whole project could be seen as the folly of mankind, the self-absorbed ME generation's futile attempt, too little too late, to hold back the inevitable demise of a species, unwittingly, about to confront its own endgame.
Seriously though, I appreciate that you have to dress these things up in pretentious language, particularly if you are hoping to attract grant funding, but wouldn't it be refreshingly honest if someone was to say:
"I thought we could just make a giant pyramid out of sandbags. It should look pretty cool and kids will love it."