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Artist Meredith Corson puts the finishing touches on a sand sculpture of the White House behind the Bilmar Beach Resort in Treasure Island, Fla., Aug. 23. The resort is also constructing sand sculptures of Abraham Lincoln & the Lincoln Memorial to coincide with the Republican National Convention, which starts in Tampa, Fla., next week.
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The front door of the White House sand sculpture
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Brad Goll of Austin, Texas, works to turn 150 tons of sand into a giant sandcastle on June 27, in Pittsburgh's Point Park. After ten days of sculpting, the project will be finished for the start of the Pittsburgh Regatta, July 2.
150 tons is equal to 30,000 pounds of sand. As I see it, it's like setting up a line of dominoes: if you knock one over, the whole setup is ruined and comes falling down. I hope Brad Goll doesn't pile up too much sand or knock into it accidentally.
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