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Massive bather makes splash in German lake
A massive sculpture of a bathing woman will spend 10 days in a Hamburg, Germany, lake.

Massive bather makes splash in German lake

Call it "The Bath of the 70-foot Woman." Or "Two Tons of Mermaid."

The real name of the massive woman in a Hamburg, Germany, lake is actually "Die Badende" ("The Bather"), and she's an ad for British beauty brand Soap & Glory.

"We launched Soap & Glory in Germany last year, and we've been looking for a way to say, 'Thank you!' to everyone for embracing our products, and making us a real success there. At Soap & Glory, we consider it our calling to bring more beauty to the world, and have fun doing it 'Die Badende' does exactly that," the brand's founder, Marcia Kilgore, said in a news release.

"Die Badende" is the work of art creator Oliver Voss. It's almost 13 feet high, 67 feet long and weighs two tons.

The sculpture is made from a steel cage covered with Styrofoam almost a foot thick, which is then covered by a layer of special filler sealed with a polyester resin.

It will spend 10 days in Hamburg's Inner Alster Lake.

Apparently, "Die Badende" is as modest as "she" is massive. Soap & Glory promises a crane will be standing by with a supersize towel when "Die Badende" is ready to come out of the water.

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soundoff (181 Responses)
  1. dysFUNctional

    bathing...ethnic...oh please don't give me ethnic cleansing...

    September 2, 2011 at 10:55 am | Report abuse | Reply
  2. agonyflips

    How many dumb people do you get everyday with this.

    August 5, 2011 at 5:40 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. Reilleyfam

    Aw – lighten up and have a sense of humor and playfulness! Life is too harsh and short to be otherwise.

    August 5, 2011 at 6:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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