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Title: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Aggie on February 24, 2009, 05:40:06 AM

Can we have one for the Monastery? :mrgreen:
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01298/bottletemple_1298718c.jpg)

http://tinyurl.com/cu7swv

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: anthrobabe on February 24, 2009, 06:18:26 AM

That is beautiful-really beautiful.

Yes I believe we have room for one.

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Aggie on February 24, 2009, 06:23:47 AM

OK, get drinking.... :drunk:

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: beagle on February 24, 2009, 07:29:59 AM

Consistency of materials is important. You'd better buy all the beer.

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Pachyderm on February 24, 2009, 09:27:09 AM

We need some variety in the caps, for the murals. Be a bit plain, otherwise.

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Darlica on February 24, 2009, 10:30:54 AM

Beautiful.

If the bottles are used as glass bricks the light inside must be pretty spectacular on a sunny day. :)

And I'll be happy to help empting the bottles I've been having beer cravings for the last week now...
Once in a month thing, I'm low on vitamin B I guess

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Bluenose on February 24, 2009, 10:56:00 AM

I've got this large pile of Cascade Premium empties I could donate to the cause...

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on February 24, 2009, 04:16:55 PM

I found more pics of the temple:

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/27/temple-of-a-million-bottles/

I wonder how good are bottles as an insulator.

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Griffin NoName on February 24, 2009, 05:18:41 PM

Do they give refunds on empties?

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Opsa on February 24, 2009, 10:02:23 PM

That monk certainly looks like he has a hangover. I love the temple.

There's apparently been several bottle buildings built over the years. I remember seeing one in The House Book years ago. Very hippie-esque.

There's also this one (http://www.agilitynut.com/h/dochope.html), which was built in the 1940's.

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Sibling Chatty on February 25, 2009, 03:40:51 AM

Houston guy recycles an old house by using beer cans...

http://www.orangeshow.org/beercan.html

http://www.beercanhouse.org/index.php

Not as pretty as the bottles, but pretty practical for a place where the sun coming through the glass could take the hide off a rhino.

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: beagle on February 25, 2009, 07:30:47 AM

Quote from: Pachyderm on February 24, 2009, 09:27:09 AM
We need some variety in the caps, for the murals. Be a bit plain, otherwise.

Wouldn't it be terrible to finish the thing then realize you'd accidentally walled in a full bottle somewhere?

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Griffin NoName on February 25, 2009, 10:25:30 AM

Quote from: beagle on February 25, 2009, 07:30:47 AM
Quote from: Pachyderm on February 24, 2009, 09:27:09 AM
We need some variety in the caps, for the murals. Be a bit plain, otherwise.

Wouldn't it be terrible to finish the thing then realize you'd accidentally walled in a full bottle somewhere?

Gar! Men! It'd be fabuloso. You'd always know there was a spare in a crisis. Doh!

Title: Re: Temple of a Million Beer Bottles
Post by: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on February 25, 2009, 05:53:47 PM

If there were a way to empty the bottle completely... otherwise it sounds fantastic, a wine wall!
:winebottle:

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Open Water => Miscellaneous Discussion => Topic started by: Aggie on February 24, 2009, 05:40:06 AM