this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025
151 points (98.7% liked)

And Finally...

1458 readers
188 users here now

A place for odd or quirky world news stories.

Elsewhere in the Fediverse:

Rules:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
151
Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping' (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What costly repairs would a bronze that's touched more require?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Skin oils alone will corrode various metals over years. Also, lots of touching will basically erode it, hence the "polished" look on the statue's entire cleavage