A former oil rig worker spent 15 years building an exact replica of a North Sea platform – out of more than four million matchsticks. David Reynolds, 51, spent up to 10 hours each day painstakingly crafting the half a ton model of the Brent Bravo rig in his living room. The full article and image gallery can be viewed here.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
Wow, and there was me thinking I had no life…
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
It makes us feel damn right sociable lol