Losing lottery tickets used to create HUMMER H3
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With the rise in fuel prices in recent years, the HUMMER brand has been the poster child for gas-guzzling. For some, however, the rugged vehicles represent a dream come true. The husband-wife art duo of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom wanted to make their own H3, and they used $35,000 in worthless lottery tickets to get the job done. The couple's work of art is called "Ghost of a Dream," and the idea behind the name is that people often dream of buying a new car when they're scratching off their tickets.
The final H3 Lottery Edition looks incredibly true to life, and it includes windshield wipers, tires, tow hooks, and all its body panels made entirely out of lottery tickets. The rims are plastic molds lined with coins that represent the principal tool people use to scratch off the tickets. Even if the final work of art doesn't end up in a major gallery any time soon, at least someone has finally found a use for all those worthless lottery losers.
Gallery: Hummer H3 Lottery
[Source: Projo via Jalopnik]
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B 6:40PM (3/30/2008)
I hope that they weren't tickets that they had bought.
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mrcarmine 1:19AM (3/31/2008)
hmm.... i don't want to sound too much like a business school student, but if they DID buy 35k worth of tickets, the amount of time and effort wasted in doing so could have been spent working, increasing the 35k principal. investing it would have brought them up to a level where they could afford a better car after not too long. after all, you could buy a brand new, fully loaded h3 for about 40k...
mrcarmine 1:20AM (3/31/2008)
but yeah
i know it's not made from tickets they bought... let me make that clear lol
SPG 7:12PM (3/30/2008)
Still just can't bring myself to like Folk Art.
I do however envy their paitence and concentration as it would of been necessary when creating this.
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steve 7:14PM (3/30/2008)
this should be put on fuh2.com
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MajorGeek 9:51PM (3/30/2008)
I sent them a pic flipping em off with my pants stuffed, apparently they have no sense of humor.
Shmalec 7:52PM (3/30/2008)
I don't see what they do when they're done...they can't sell it for much...
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icu812ru469 10:15PM (3/30/2008)
It's crap... burn it.
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94 taurus owner 4:36PM (3/31/2008)
Wow!!! ford explorer inspired rims look great on a GM PRODUCED VEHICLE!!!!!
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andre lavoie 11:27PM (3/30/2008)
I can definitely appreciate the skill, time, and effort that was put into making this. But still...
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Torrent 3:04AM (3/31/2008)
Now the question is... is it an H3 alpha? I ain't settlin' for no 5 cylinders.
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blogged to death 9:23AM (3/31/2008)
Brining up a comment made by a famous economist - the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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