Is it a good day when a giant Lego man shows up at your local beach? It was for residents of the Sarasota Beach, FL area who discovered a large unknown creature washing up on their shores yesterday which turned out to be an oversized yellow, red and green Lego man who carried the message, “No Real Than You Are” and was labeled 8 Ego Leonard. Did it come from above?
According to ABC News, the Lego man stood 8 feet tall and weighed about 100 pounds. It was discovered by a local man who was walking down the beach came across the plastic mass and figured it was some sort of sea creature. He quickly realized that it wasn’t and there it was, a big plastic man.
Was it an escapee from the local Legoland or some kind of promotional gimmick? It turns out to that the theme behind the statue comes from a Dutch artist who is known for painting the Ego Leonard character. Apparently, the figure is meant to be some type of symbol of a world without rules or limitations.
Back in 2008 a smaller version of the Lego man surfaced in England and in Holland as well and the locals were just as puzzled by its appearance. As for the Florida Ego Leonard, they were pretty clueless as to what exactly to do with the statue and in the end, the local Sheriff’s department placed him in a storage room and apparently if no one claims him, he will be given back to the man who found him.
What are his plans for the statue? According to Mr. Hindman, he’s going to put Ego up for auction on E-Bay.
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Early this morning, an earthquake registered at 8.9 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Japan causing a tsunami with 10 meter waves to hit the coast. So far, hundreds of deaths have been reported and there are many more missing.
If you live on the west coast of North America, there is currently a tsunami warning in place with fears of disastrous waves making their way to the coast. Travelers are being urged to stay away from Japan as they deal with the remains of the disaster.
According to BBC, this earthquake was the fifth largest in the world since 1900 and nearly 8,000 times stronger than the one that devastated Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Japanese coast has completely been demolished and from watching one of the many videos online, you can see people on roof tops asking for assistance as their homes have been completely flooded or torn to pieces.
One of the many concerns was the power plant and any leakage of radiation but according to experts, there is no reason to be concerned at the moment.
The CBC reported that the massive waves hit Japan at around 2:46 p.m. local time and struck at a depth of 24 kilometers. The entire north eastern coast of Japan is under water and has been declared a disaster area.
For those needing to get in touch with loved ones in the area can contact the Department of Foreign Affairs but those lines will probably be saturated and on the off chance that your loved ones will have access to a computer, Google has set up a People Finder page which will help locate people in Japan as well as to help provide information of someone you or they may know.
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Lawmakers in the state of Florida have filed legislation that would forever alter the casino industry on the East Coast. Senators Dennis Jones and Maria Sachs have proposed bringing five Las Vegas style resorts to Florida.
A new report from Fitch Ratings Services indicates that analysts believe that the casino gaming recovery on the West Coast will be slower than in other areas of the country.