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I was furious at the protesters until I read the article. Now I'm furious at the headline writer for scaring me (whether that's the HN submitter or possibly the

I was furious at the protesters until I read the article. Now I'm furious at the headline writer for scaring me (whether that's the HN submitter or possibly the NBC writer, if the HN title reflects an older version of the NBC title). I think this goes beyond sensationalism and into lying. It sounds like this will have no long-term effect, much less one that would count as "damage", but who knows. Regardless, obviously the word "damaged" is very inappropriate at this time. Edit: In case it's not obvious, none of this is a commentary on the protest itself.

dfxm12 2y ago
This was flagged earlier, presumably for the bad faith editorialization. It's unclear why it came back, let alone unedited.
readthenotes1 2y ago
"According to Just Stop Oil’s website, the pigment was made of an “orange cornflour” that would wash away in the rain. " Yeah, hopefully not requiring a power wash. Attention seeking idiocy, but at least I didn't stop ambulances from getting to the hospital
hagbard_c 2y ago
The did the same at the Brandenburg Tor [1] in Berlin for which the rabble was sent to prison. They claimed it was 'the fault of the cleaning company that the colour did not come out because they waited too long before trying to get it off' but that excuse did not fly with the judge. So no, it is not given that this colour 'will wash off with the first rain', that depends on the porosity of the stones. The Brandenburg Tor is made of sandstone which is very porous so that soaked up the colour like a sponge. I assume Stonehenge is made with granite blocks which are likely to be less porous but the outside layer of those megaliths are likely to be covered in lichen which is likely to soak up the 'wheatflour-based orange colour' they used. [1] https://apnews.com/article/germany-brandenburg-gate-climate-protest-cleaning-eb30718992d2c573ada9d91940e70ea2 https://apnews.com/article/germany-brandenburg-gate-climate-...

dfxm12 2y ago

This was flagged earlier, presumably for the bad faith editorialization. It's unclear why it came back, let alone unedited.

readthenotes1 2y ago

"According to Just Stop Oil’s website, the pigment was made of an “orange cornflour” that would wash away in the rain. " Yeah, hopefully not requiring a power wash. Attention seeking idiocy, but at least I didn't stop ambulances from getting to the hospital

hagbard_c 2y ago

The did the same at the Brandenburg Tor [1] in Berlin for which the rabble was sent to prison. They claimed it was 'the fault of the cleaning company that the colour did not come out because they waited too long before trying to get it off' but that excuse did not fly with the judge. So no, it is not given that this colour 'will wash off with the first rain', that depends on the porosity of the stones. The Brandenburg Tor is made of sandstone which is very porous so that soaked up the colour like a sponge. I assume Stonehenge is made with granite blocks which are likely to be less porous but the outside layer of those megaliths are likely to be covered in lichen which is likely to soak up the 'wheatflour-based orange colour' they used. [1] https://apnews.com/article/germany-brandenburg-gate-climate-protest-cleaning-eb30718992d2c573ada9d91940e70ea2 https://apnews.com/article/germany-brandenburg-gate-climate-...