Glastocam!

[deebeedoobee]

Probably see better on the webcam but here’s a few photos. I decided not to go down to the farm today. Instead I went up the hill opposite and got these shots. You can see Worthy view (?) tent at the top.

[shuttlep]

2 hours ago, Woffy said:

I think you could be onto something here, considering that the break up of Pangea as an early supercontinent was caused by plate tectonics / the movement of the lithosphere by mantle (volcanos forming at divergent boundaries).

I was thinking that Continents  drifting , volcanoes,  raaar

[rubick]

Maybe the four columns represent the four elements (air, earth, fire, water) with Arcadia performers shooting coloured lasers at the centrepiece to break apart Pangea into separate landmasses? With sexy results!

[pauladam]

16 hours ago, rubick said:

With sexy results!

Thats clearly a given!

[pauladam]

23 hours ago, Padgey said:

Not sure how this got onto my screen when I locked my work laptop but it was nice surprise.  Great photo of the site as well.

Anyone else had it? 

One of my glasto mates (who is also a work colleague) isnt going this year and got this ...proclaimed that his PC is trolling him!

[rubick]

Sexy results confirmed - everyone update their spreadsheets!

[Crazyfool01]

doesn't seem to be much happening last 24 hours .... apart from grass cutting in Silver Hayes ? anyone spotted anything else ? maybe the fence has got a bit longer too  

[Northtim]

38 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

doesn't seem to be much happening last 24 hours .... apart from grass cutting in Silver Hayes ? anyone spotted anything else ? maybe the fence has got a bit longer too  

Lots of crates of stuff have appeared - some to left of Pyramid, loads at back of field behind Arcadia and a load in the wasteland near the main access down from Beat Hotel.  No idea what they are? 

[JoeyT]

4 minutes ago, Northtim said:

Lots of crates of stuff have appeared - some to left of Pyramid, loads at back of field behind Arcadia and a load in the wasteland near the main access down from Beat Hotel.  No idea what they are? 

To my untrained eye I'd say that's harris fencing.

[Bingbongbutler]

Could someone please direct me to the new panorama that Helen has posted please? Need to enhance the zoom!!

 

- scrap that. Just found it. https://whenigrowupblog.com/2019/05/14/glastonbury-festival-site-panoramic-photo-3-2019/

Edited May 16, 2019 by Bingbongbutler

[stuwilky]

1 hour ago, JoeyT said:

To my untrained eye I'd say that's harris fencing.

Cos Im a pedant I really must say that's its Heras fencing.  But I agree it does look like it!  ?

[pauladam]

Just now, stuwilky said:

Cos Im a pedant I really must say that's its Heras fencing

Awww - I like the idea of Harris fencing - some wee mannie on the Scottish Isle of Harris toiling away making fence panels for Glastonbury

[ohmygod]

Arcadia seems to be coming clearer then.   A combination of the tweet below and a scan on Avonmouth / Bristol cranes makes it look likely that the structure we can see on the webcam is a dock crane base.  In fact on the clearer zoomable picture you can I think see the jib lying on the ground and the cab!

 

 

Edited May 16, 2019 by ohmygod

[Jon who was I]

I was thinking it looks a bit crane like. Could be one of these?

Another angle showing the cab here and here.

Edited May 16, 2019 by I am Jon

[ohmygod]

4 minutes ago, I am Jon said:

I was thinking it looks a bit crane like. Could be one of these?

Think you've found the pot of gold at the end of the mysterious rainbow there - well found!

[Notamurderer]

So not a trebuchet?

 

Disappointed.

[Doug85]

Yep defo looks like the bottom of a crane there. Hmm it would explain the foundation and the drilling that they were doing, Trying to imagine a massive pyro crane with the DJ booth in the driver part of the crane over the top of thousands of people- sounds insane enough to be true! 

[Pinhead]

It does look the same, however in structural engineering solutions are often reused or repurposed for different structures - it might be a crane - tho it might just be that whatever's going on top benefits from the rigidity of this particular type of base.

[Doug85]

1 minute ago, Pinhead said:

It does look the same, however in structural engineering solutions are often reused or repurposed for different structures - it might be a crane - tho it might just be that whatever's going on top benefits from the rigidity of this particular type of base.

Im very intrigued now, have all sorts of ideas as to what it could be and what kind of pyro stunts they have up their sleeves. I imagine this is why Emily was so excited by it too. 

[Jon who was I]

Pretty sure it's the same crane, can see the 2 cab sections and jib on the ground + ohmygod found tweet referencing moving a crane from Avonmouth:

1 hour ago, ohmygod said:

 

Edited May 16, 2019 by I am Jon

[Pinhead]

Might be the base of a massive merry go round, though an enormous pyro laden one with a revolving mixing desk in the middle....

[Pinhead]

4 minutes ago, I am Jon said:

Pretty sure it's the same crane, can see the 2 cab sections and jib on the ground + ohmygod found tweet referencing moving a crane from Avonmouth:

By jove I think you've solved it then if you've identified the other components there too! Nice one - wonder how much of a crane it will still look like though after the Arcadia welders have had their way with it...

[Jon who was I]

5 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

By jove I think you've solved it then if you've identified the other components there too! Nice one - wonder how much of a crane it will still look like though after the Arcadia welders have had their way with it...

Maybe they just need a big crane to help build Pangea!

[hfuhruhurr]

42 minutes ago, Notamurderer said:

So not a trebuchet?

 

Disappointed.

Would have been a fab way to get from Park to Acoustic in a few seconds - as long as their aim was good: land on tent, slide down, watch Hawkwind.

[fuztownsend01]

We put tower cranes up at work and this is how its done.

erect the tower and assemble the jib on the floor. Get a mobile in to lift the jib and slewing ring up..