Slog - Comments on The Ultimate http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate Authorities say a body found encased in concrete next to a home in San Diego's North Park area is believed to be that of an 80-year-old Hemet man who disappeared in May. Police say three roommates found the body Friday while demolishing a large egg-shaped concrete form left in the yard. We must stop what ever it is we are doing and examine this amazing story. It contains the ultimate shape: the egg; the ultimate substance: concrete; and a core that is the ultimate truth: a dead man.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:37:59 -0800 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:45:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by dwight moody Albany, NY is happy to find it's landmark Egg on display in The Stranger.

]]> dwight moody http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1135919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1135919 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:06:57 -0800 Comment by A Why is concrete the ultimate substance?

]]> A http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1135953 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1135953 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:14:06 -0800 Comment by Super Jesse Why is an egg the ultimate shape? why not an n-dimensional cube?

]]> Super Jesse http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136016 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:27:54 -0800 Comment by COMTE Or a p dimensional brane for that matter?

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136043 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136043 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:31:56 -0800 Comment by sqwanderer I'll have one of whatever Charles is drinking.

]]> sqwanderer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136071 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:40:00 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
Holy yoke cadaver, Batman.

It could only be the work of...

http://caradonnaweb.com/photogallery/200px-Egghead_batman.jpg

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136108 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136108 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:48:34 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 What came first, the cadaver or the egg?

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136123 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136123 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:52:36 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @7 - Sorry

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136130 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136130 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:54:43 -0800 Comment by Jaymz I suspect this might have been a concrete form, i.e., something you pour concrete into to fabricate a particular object, rather than an actual solid concrete object. The article is not too clear. A photo would be nice.

]]> Jaymz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136146 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:00:48 -0800 Comment by Jaymz I read the article again, and it does say "encased in concrete" but I sitll would like to see a photo....

]]> Jaymz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136154 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136154 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:05:04 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Eggman? Check!

Walrus? ...

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136256 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1136256 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:30:11 -0800 Comment by Doobie What's it all mean, maaaan?

]]> Doobie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137182 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137182 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:05:11 -0800 Comment by treacle @3 Jesse, the egg is the ultimate shape for a couple reasons.
One: it is the most common shape in the universe. Describing the shapes of cells, seeds, eggs, droplets, orbits, planets, suns, galaxies, and more, far more accurately than a perfect circle (which is incredibly rare in nature).
And Two: it is a universal metaphor for Life, and the beginning of life.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137293 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:35:18 -0800 Comment by treacle @1 A, concrete is the ultimate substance because it is a rock that can be formed into anything Man wants. It is both a liquid and a solid. It represents our ability to shape our world to our desires. It represents the whims of Money and Power to build and create. It is, in short, our future. Building a concrete future.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137306 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137306 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:39:25 -0800 Comment by treacle Seriously, don't you people read books any more?

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137370 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137370 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:03:38 -0800 Comment by treacle wins Treacle wins!

]]> treacle wins http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137724 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_utimate#c1137724 Architecture Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:45:57 -0800