Naas Road Sphere Thingy

jamieh

Hey all,

You know that big sphere with the road markings on it on the Naas road in Dublin.

Is it just a monument kinda thing or is there anything inside it??

Someone told me its a time capsule but I have my doubts :rolleyes:

It's there to make you think, "what's that!"
The answer is 42

mike65

Its Gods lost golfball, he hit a slice with a 3 wood, should have used a 7 with fade.

Mike.

Earthhorse

They just had bit of road left over when they finished and rolled it up into a ball.

BuffyBot

It's called Perpetual Motion. And if I remember correctly, there is a time capsule in it.

Binomate

I'll try find the link, I had it a while back but there was a news article about this. Apparently they put a fertalised embryo inside this ball, which is actually a giant womb and lifesupport system, In the hope that in 30 years time when it opens, there will be a man inside. The idea is to see what a man with out society is like to gain a deeper understanding of where our sense of morality comes from. They also want to see the effects on man of never having been exposed to lige before. So the answer to your question is that it's a scientific experiment.

Saruman

Earthhorse wrote:

They just had bit of road left over when they finished and rolled it up into a ball.

Thought Gods golfball was good but that one was even better!!

I know every one of us on this thread would love to push that down the naas road and see the destruction

Next time someone is driving by, pull over run up and knock on the thing.. maybe the experimental man inside will turn out to be a girl and be uber hot.

cson

It could be like one of those hamster balls except with a person/mutant inside.

KdjaCL

Binomate wrote:

I'll try find the link, I had it a while back but there was a news article about this. Apparently they put a fertalised embryo inside this ball, which is actually a giant womb and lifesupport system, In the hope that in 30 years time when it opens, there will be a man inside. The idea is to see what a man with out society is like to gain a deeper understanding of where our sense of morality comes from. They also want to see the effects on man of never having been exposed to lige before. So the answer to your question is that it's a scientific experiment.

Is this to stop culchies loving up their sisters?


kdjac

FunkZ

Back in 1983 the Jolly Green Giant was bored 'cause there were no other giants to play with so he rolled up the road and started a one man football team using various toll booths as goals.

Marksie

BuffyBot wrote:

It's called Perpetual Motion. And if I remember correctly, there is a time capsule in it.

Yeah, pity the M7 couldn't be called the same with the roadwaorks exactly there where the ball is

Karoma

Moving to Regional forum... Dublin City, right?

KdjaCL

Karoma wrote:

Moving to Regional forum... Dublin City, right?

Its not in Dublin.


kdjac

Alucard II

Saruman wrote:

Thought Gods golfball was good but that one was even better!!

no way! rolled up bit of road FTW

watty

Of course Naas is Dublin. When you're living in the West.

Karoma

KdjaCL wrote:

Its not in Dublin.

Gotcha. Naas is more Dublin Suburbs than City...right? Thank you. Phew!

KdjaCL

Karoma wrote:

Gotcha. Naas is more Dublin Suburbs than City...right? Thank you. Phew!

Naas is County Kildare And none of the above are in Dublin

map of ireland


kdjac

zuutroy

I think he's winding you up!

zuutroy

zuutroy wrote:

I think he's winding you up!

He succeeded!!

KdjaCL

zuutroy wrote:

I think he's winding you up!

methinks he winding up people who live in those places.

edit ahh yeah RP

kdjac

Pherekydes

KdjaCL wrote:

Naas is County Kildare And none of the above are in Dublin [/URL]


kdjac

Come on! Kildare is in Dublin. Everyone knows that.

Ay Cee

There's plenty of people in Naas who think they're just severe southsiders!

Jello

I used to love seeing that ball as a kid... coming back from the country after a long car journey you'd see that ball and know you were nearly home

rogue-entity

Jello wrote:

I used to love seeing that ball as a kid... coming back from the country after a long car journey you'd see that ball and know you were nearly home

I was the opposite, coming into Dublin, seeing that ball and knowing I was nearly in the city, then there is the Braun Factory, and Bewleys Hotel or something along that route as well..

zuutroy

rogue-entity wrote:

Braun Factory ..

Thats in Carlow, you were still a long way from hom passing that!

rogue-entity

zuutroy wrote:

Thats in Carlow, you were still a long way from hom passing that!

Well yes, but its on the Waterford-Dublin route, and as I passed it, I knew I was nearly there, well, halfways I suppose, I normally bus it to Dublin, cheaper and less hassle then taking the car. I dont know my way around dublin, and dont have time to deal with dublin drivers either. Still, its a landmark that tells me I am on the right route (Heaven knows signposts are pretty awful these days)

Rabies

Binomate wrote:

I'll try find the link, I had it a while back but there was a news article about this. Apparently they put a fertalised embryo inside this ball, which is actually a giant womb and lifesupport system, In the hope that in 30 years time when it opens, there will be a man inside. The idea is to see what a man with out society is like to gain a deeper understanding of where our sense of morality comes from. They also want to see the effects on man of never having been exposed to lige before. So the answer to your question is that it's a scientific experiment.

Imagine the disappointment if it turned out to be a woman.

Fratton Fred

mike65 wrote:

Its Gods lost golfball, he hit a slice with a 3 wood, should have used a 7 with fade.

Mike.

Where is the green then? I've seen the tee just off the M50 at Finglas

Mr. Incognito

It's a new uber posh self contained apartment block for midget students. It's designed to blend into the environs as we all know midget students are environmently friendly, (something to do with a smaller carbon footprint)

mikemac

Slow coach wrote:

Come on! Kildare is in Dublin. Everyone knows that.

Meh, Kildare is within the Pale so Dublin=Kildare imo.

People outside Dublin don't use "the Pale" at all but it seems to very common among Dubs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale

darkman2

Ive heard several times that there was a guy trapped inside the concrete ball for days. Apparently he fell in while painting it or something like that. Anyone else remember that?

Ay Cee

micmclo wrote:

Meh, Kildare is within the Pale so Dublin=Kildare imo.

People outside Dublin don't use "the Pale" at all but it seems to very common among Dubs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale

Only parts of Kildare were inside the pale IIRC

Naked Lepper

Ay Cee wrote:

Only parts of Kildare were inside the pale IIRC

wanabe dubs i tell ye

Ay Cee

That's Naas for ye

The tax man

.....and remember as the sign said, Naas a nice place to shop.

Ay Cee

False advertising!

FX Meister

Yeah, it's round.

decdoc

darkman2 wrote:

Ive heard several times that there was a guy trapped inside the concrete ball for days. Apparently he fell in while painting it or something like that. Anyone else remember that?

If I remember rightly it was a guy who was walking home from the night club in Kill at the time, who decided he wanted to have a look inside (the sphere was nearly complete at the time, only one quarter sphere section left to go on the top) he got in alright but couldn't get out! he was stuck in there for ages until the fire brigade turned up