Thursday, June 21, 2018

Isn't It Time for That Asteroid to Hit Us?

Smartphone use blamed as water feature is bricked up: The Rill near London Bridge falls victim to health and safety for people on phones
It is not the first time that phone addiction has been blamed for having to adapt the public realm. A 20-ft statue of a pair of clasped hands erected outside Salisbury Cathedral had to be moved in 2016, apparently because people kept bumping their heads on it while looking at their phones. Artist Sophie Ryder wrote on her Facebook page: “We had to move [it] because people were walking through texting and said they bumped their heads!”