What does a Giant Lightsaber signify...?
...I have absolutely no idea! And yet there appears to be an oversized light-sword of some description embedded in the ground in the Docklands in Dublin...
Can someone indicate to be the exact significance of this 'monument'? Or is it a 'sculpture'? Whatever it is, it's definitely a lightsaber. Seriously. No really, it is!
I wonder was there a battle between two enormous Jedi on the roof of the Millennium Tower (the building in the background) or something. That seems the most likely explanation...
[UPDATE: I have done a bit of research as to what exactly the significance of this particular 'thing' is, and have come up with... nothing. Nada. Anyone else know what the story is?]





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It was the pinnacle of the town planner's career (or whoever else is responsible).
All his life he'd been plotting for this moment, ever since he first watched Star Wars at age 6.
"I'm going to become a town planner, and be in charge of civic sculpture, and build the biggest darn light sabre the world has ever seen!"
It's touching really.
Posted by: annie | February 13, 2006 7:56 PM
You sure its not a crane?
Posted by: NKL | February 14, 2006 8:40 AM
No my dear, it's definitely not a crane. It's about 15 feet tall for a start (that's a bit small for a crane).
Posted by: Matt | February 14, 2006 1:11 PM
Cranes are young once too you know. MAYBE ITS A BABY CRANE!? Did you think of that huh? Well?
Posted by: NKL | February 14, 2006 1:16 PM
No, no, no, this is a baby crane.
Posted by: Matt | February 14, 2006 1:48 PM
And there was me thinking the 'lightsabre' tag in your flickr thing was going to lead to interesting new places, and there's only the one picture in it! I feel cheated...
Posted by: QE | February 14, 2006 1:50 PM
I reckon it might be the first of many, QE. :-)
Posted by: Matt | February 14, 2006 3:22 PM
Cheep shot, Matt...
Posted by: nrgza | February 14, 2006 4:30 PM
Cheep Nat?! As in a birdie goes cheep cheep? Or cheap? Who or what am I shooting cheap(cheep?)ly? I'm confused. Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi...
Posted by: Matt | February 14, 2006 4:46 PM
Never, ever, going to try and be witty in comments again. I'll just skulk away all cheepish-like now...
Posted by: nrgza | February 15, 2006 11:05 AM
Hmmm.. err... it's not that you weren't witty as such, it's more that I don't know what you meant? And I'm genuinely confussed. :-)
Posted by: Matt | February 15, 2006 11:17 AM