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What happened to the 50ft M&M Statue of Liberty?

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  1. CannibalisticApple
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    Quoting the description because it sums up the video very well. This is a highly humorous about one man's hyper-fixation on something absolutely silly and trivial, resulting in near...

    In 2007, a 50ft M&M dressed as the Statue of Liberty appeared on the Hudson River in New York, next to the real Statue of Liberty. And despite it being an incredible feat, there are barely any images of it and it remains to be fairly undocumented. After accidentally discovering her (M&M Lady Liberty), I instantly needed to know more, but more importantly, I needed to know: where was the colossal M&M Statue of Liberty sculpture NOW? This video is me recounting my detective-like investigation into the statue, as I try to solve the age-old unsolved mystery that only I appear to care about.

    Quoting the description because it sums up the video very well. This is a highly humorous about one man's hyper-fixation on something absolutely silly and trivial, resulting in near journalist-level investigations that involved emailing people and using LinkedIn to contact Mars executives for any clues. I think what really sells it is his largely calm, near deadpan delivery even as he references how it ridiculous this whole thing is while slowly descending into obvious madness.

    I think my favorite line from the whole video: "Who the f[bleep] doesn't see a 50 foot Lady Liberty M&M and take a picture?" (Which, fair question. For a marketing stunt, they dropped the ball with this one in terms of promoting it.)

    He also did a follow-up video after receiving tips from a viewer.

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