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Topic: Battersea Pig

Posted By: The Runaway
Subject: Battersea Pig
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 02:48

What was the Battersea Power Station pig that was showed in the Animals cover made of? Was it a balloon of some sort?

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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: November 12 2009 at 04:09

All is revealed in Wiki in the section on "Animals" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd

Another less convincing story here too http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/obamas-rock-pig-can-fly/2008/04/30/1209234906838.html - http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/obamas-rock-pig-can-fly/2008/04/30/1209234906838.html

Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:03

Thanks!

At the second story, I lol'd.

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Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-tumi1y7-Q - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-tumi1y7-Q

This is some footage you might find pretty interesting too. At 2:42 the band unleashes a pig balloon, but it somehow catches fire and collapses.