The view, this morning, of the UN plaza in Vienna (where the IAEA and CTBTO are based) passed onto me by a contact. Thank you, contact.
Happy change day!
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“Yes we can!” — must be another fan of Bob the Builder.
— Frank Ch. Eigler · Jan 20, 11:32 AM ·
Now head on over to the oval office and ring up those mullahs and the Norks and tell them to put away those childish nuclear weapon things…
— J House · Jan 20, 02:10 PM ·
Surprisingly well done…. A crop circle prankster, perhaps?
— peter · Jan 20, 04:59 PM ·
They probably had a better view of the ceremony in Vienna than I did on the Mall. Actually, I know they did.
— abcd · Jan 20, 05:51 PM ·
The IAEA can do it. But only if given the chance, the intestinal fortitude, the ability to overcome the seduction of bureaucratic self-preservation, and (most important) the political will of its members.
— AWR · Jan 20, 05:57 PM ·
Photoshop?
— Nik · Jan 20, 09:03 PM ·
In the cold light of day (and possibly due to the warmer temperatures over the last 24 hours) our abilities are less clear today.
— PJWR · Jan 21, 02:18 AM ·
Given the height of the building, it’s definitely not a MAGNOX reactor.
— scud · Jan 21, 02:30 AM ·
Photoshop? They wouldn’t do that. Now if someone erased it and covered it with a Monopoly roof we could have something to debate for years to come.
— Gump · Jan 21, 06:24 AM ·
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ibizXYe0KUlMkCu0lEu6OFPg0C4wD95R1EF00
— viennese · Jan 21, 06:43 AM ·
Definitely NOT photoshopped – it was done by an Austrian staff member of the IAEA, Norbert Aschenbrenner – who told me “I felt that I should do something and thought about how to best place it without leaving too many footprints yesterday [Monday] evening
then I came in early today (7 p.m.) and felt a bit like a graffiti sprayer when putting it into the snow”.
— LR · Jan 21, 06:52 AM ·
The artist has been identified as Norbert Aschenbrenner, works for the IAEA. It’s on the IAEA DPR. Most of it had melted away by lunch time …
— Andreas Persbo · Jan 21, 07:05 AM ·
Actually, judging from the choice of font [notably the jousting lance Exclamation Mark], I’d say this was most likely Lichtenstein
— peter · Jan 21, 07:35 AM ·
I am just glad it’s not yellow.
— T. · Jan 21, 04:52 PM ·