According to the article:
This fall, crews from Scotland and California will shoot laser beams at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial as part of a project to create a digital three-dimensional model of the iconic mountain carving from all angles.
The effort, known as laser scanning, will give archaeologists and others the data needed to repair or rebuild the colossal monument in case it is ever damaged by an attack, an earthquake or some other calamity, says Navnit Singh, director of interpretation and education at Mount Rushmore.
C'mon! Gimme a stinkin' break! How would you ever rebuild, or even patch up Lincoln's mole, or Washington's wig in the event of an earthquake, or terrorist attack? Whatcha gonna do? Are we gonna force all the enslaved Jews to haul some granite/clay/straw composition junk up Jefferson's broad chest to re-establish his nostrils when the big'un hits?
I actually do see some value to this "project." It would be kinda cool to have exact replicas of US National Monuments, so that kids can maybe build 1/32 scale models of them...and learn a little bit about the guys and gals they memorialize in the process.
To my shame, I will admit that I had not heard about this until I was listening to the radio this morning. My News Radio station runs "Last Night on Tonight with Conan O'Brien." Conan told the story of this project, and then quipped..."The good news is that if the lasers work, Teddy Roosevelt will no longer need glasses."
I thought that was pretty funny. But that's just me.
Jeez man! Can't you see that this is preparation for working Obama into the picture!?
ReplyDeleteWalt, Heh! That did cross my mind. We've seen the photoshopped mockups already. And don't think that some time in the future it might not be proposed.
ReplyDeleteBut thankfully, it is less likely every day.