Once, a statue was being erected in a busy street in China, when it was discovered that the legs of the statue had broken in the transit. The town mayor was to inaugurate the statue in a few hours and everybody got nervous about how to replace it in the meantime.
The clever workers realized that using two hinges they could support the statue in a reclining position.
And that is how the Reclining Man Square was born!
© 2013 Ankita Kala
Very nice. 🙂 That would be a typical piece of Asian ingenuity for something like that. And then say it was intended that way all along.
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Hehe.. Thanks 🙂
Glad you stopped by..
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For some reason, this reminds me of one of the Superman movies, where Superman straightens the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Actually, now you said it, even i’m reconsidering it
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My favorite art teacher used to say, “If you make a mistake, make it look planned.”
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Probably art’s the only field where we can do this without it being noticed by anybody else!
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yey for resourcefulness 🙂 it’s an awesome trait
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Oh yeah! 🙂 It makes the best out of the worst 🙂
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Hehe.. That’s pretty clever. 🙂 Great take on the pic.
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Ankita, it’s a perfect example of ingenuity at work and your take was also ingenious.
janet
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Hey Janet,
Thank you so much for your appreciation! 🙂
Ankita
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Thanks for clearing that up! lol
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Hehe.. My pleasure! 🙂
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Fun!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Lateral thinking at its best. Nice one!
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Hey! Thanks a lot! 😀
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You just solved a mystery that has been bothering me for years! But seriously, this is excellent in its ingenuity.
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Haha.. 😉
Thank you so much for your appreciation! 🙂
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Lemons from lemonades! Sometimes there has to be an unplanned alternative to save the day.
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Lemons from lemonades! 😀 Superb! 🙂
Thanks for dropping by and commenting! 🙂
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First up always get a comment….Fast thinking all the way around. Nice work.
Tom
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Thanks a lot Tom! 🙂
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Heh, quite a simple and lovely piece. Well done!
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Thanks a lot! 🙂
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This reads like a folk story. It’s funny, but not so far from truth. I’ve done similar myself with a sculpture! And often, as an artist, an ‘accident’ leads to a revelation. I swear to this day that a splop of black paint dropped accidentally onto a sheet of paper won me a national art competition and thus also the school art prize! I dropped the black under the feet of a figure running a race. I saw that it made a black shadow and gave my painting a ‘temperature’. I dropped black paint under the feet of all the runners in the race. I was 10 years old at the time. It’s not the accident, but what you make of it, just like your story! Ann
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Hey Ann,
I also felt like it’s a folk story after I read it for the first time after writing!
Oh what a revelation it must have been at 10 to find that paint dropped accidentally can lead to a prize! Most kids would be scared they spoiled their chances.Right! ‘Temperature’. But I can imagine the effect must have been stunning.
Yes, it’s not the accident, but what you make of it! We’ve both proved it! 🙂
Thanks for sharing such a lovely incident! 🙂
Ankita
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Unfortunately for them the other kids weren’t as clumsy!
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Unfortunately for them, the other kids weren’t so clumsy with their paint!
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Clumsy is not the correct word! Smart is! 🙂
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A true fun! A perfect example of the universal talent of Indians – Jugaad 😀
Would you plz read mine too? plz
http://yourstoryclub.com/short-stories-love/romance-short-story-tonight-you-are-mine/
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Absolutely Ankit! But this story is about China! 🙂
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But my point is – The story is by an Indian. Right?
And its just that some of our talents have flown to our neighbouring country 😉
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Hehe..yes! Now i got your point! 🙂
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Very good, yes a reclining man needs to be square.
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Heh! Yes! And squared he has been! 🙂
Thanks a lot for your appreciation! 🙂
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Clever explanation, and funny!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Clever move by them and clever story by you. Nice work!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Haha, resourceful workers indeed!
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Indeed! Thanks for dropping by 🙂
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Simple! Nice story.
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Thanks a lot 🙂
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good & clever explanation…:)
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Thanks sunshine!
And i love your name 🙂 🙂 🙂
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hiihihihiiihi!! you’re welcome!! 🙂
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