An Australian teenager has faced court for allegedly defacing a large blue sculpture of a mythical creature by sticking googly eyes on it.

Amelia Vanderhorst, 19, appeared via phone at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in South Australia on Tuesday charged with one count of property damage.

In a statement at the time of the September incident, the local council said CCTV footage showed a person putting artificial eyes on the artwork which locals have nicknamed the "Blue Blob".

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[–] 157 points 1 year ago (11 children)

And that's why, kids, you should never cheap out and skip primer. This piece won't last two years of Australian weather before it start chipping, and this kid proof it.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    This story was cute until I saw this, if removing the eyes didn't damage the art it would be harmless but that's really unfortunate...

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  • [–] 90 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    This is on whoever removed the eyes.

    There are like two dozen ways to completely dissolve most adhesives.

    Or what, did she epoxy them on there?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Cooking oil does a great job for a lot of adhesives, and won't damage surfaces like many solvents will. It's also a great way to get animals unstuck from glue traps.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Unless the blobs are some gel solvent they used for removal before prying them off with a shovel, i'd say it's some form of contact cement.

    A little patience and some isopropyl, maybe a heat gun would have likely let them remove it without harm. Whoever did the removal wasn't trying to be careful, they gauged it as someone else's problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Based on the blobs underneath the right eye, I'm wondering if they used contact adhesive.

    It's likely the proper solvent would have let them come off with minimal damage.

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