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Pictures taken by: Adam Mitchell
Jun 27, 2010
Huge Coca Cola Man Takes a Seat in Cape Town
I saw a big red structure from the balcony of my house. Knowing that a giant Coca Cola man was assembled in Johannesburg, I thought could this be Cape Town getting one? I popped down to confirm my suspicion and indeed it was. The scaffolding is all in place and they are currently attaching the crates.
The Coca Cola guy is a staggering 18m tall (16m in Joburg) and weighs just over ±27 tons. The man wears a whopping 4200 empty Coke crates (2500 in Joburg) and according to sources listed below, they will all be recycled when taken down. I think the reason for the extra crates is because in Cape Town, Elliot is sitting down rather than standing up. I spoke to the chap in-charge (Porky) and he said the Coca Cola man will be here for a full year, because they want the celebrations to continue long after the World Cup. It is situated at the V&A Waterfront at the "sea" entrance to the residential marina.
Information sources: Cherryflava | LikeCool | BitRebels
Pictures taken by: Adam Mitchell
Pictures taken by: Adam Mitchell
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wow its gonna look great:) Im glad that it is going to stay for longer than just the world cup.
ReplyDeleteLooks great, seriously wondering how you keep snapping all these moments of awesomeness. ;)
ReplyDeleteZane - sure does, hope it's strong enough for the Cape Doctor! Thanks for commenting bro, I guess living on the Atlantic Seaboard puts me in a front seat :)
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