> From manchester confidential
> (http://www.manchesterconfidential.com/index.asp?
> sessionx=IpqiNwB6IlAiKaqiNwF6IHqi)
>
> Britain?s tallest free standing artwork at 700m (or 2300ft), the work of
> engineer/sculptor Tom Heatherwick, is to be ?got rid of?. It has
> dominated the East Manchester skyline since the Commonwealth Games of
> 2002 and was originally called S of the Steroids signifying the moment
> when the muscle building drug kicked in. Sculptures of Sir Richard
> Leese, Sir Howard Bernstein and Councillor Pat Karney will be fashioned
> from the metal residue and placed on the Town Hall. At Christmas they
> will be decorated like the former inflatable Father Christmases.
>
>
> OK OK It's an April 1st thang, but they /are/ doing something to the
> rust-star, some of the pointy ends seem to have been taken off.
> Anybody know?