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VIDEO: ‘Penis’ flower exposed in Copenhagen

Amorphophallus Titanum – Titan’s Penis – bloomed on Friday at the Botanical Gardens of Copenhagen. Skip the pungent smell and see the timelapse video here.

Published: 11 July 2014 15:53 CEST
VIDEO: 'Penis' flower exposed in Copenhagen
Photo: Claus Bech/Scanpix
‘Titan’s Penis’ made its long-awaited appearance on Friday, treating visitors to the Botanical Gardens of Copenhagen to a rare sight. 
 
The huge phallic-shaped flower Amorphophallus Titanum, or 'Titan’s Penis’, bloomed on Friday after reaching a height of 1.91 metres and a diameter of 95 cm. 
 
The flower, which is native to the rain forests of Indonesia, can lay dormant for as long as 15 years. But the one in Copenhagen must like exposing itself, as it last bloomed just two years ago.
 
Aside from its distinctive penis appearance,  the flower is also known for its death-like stench, which has also earned it the moniker "The Corpse Flower”.
 
The Botanical Gardens are open until 8pm on Friday and from Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm. The blooming period typically only lasts one to two days before the flower wilts again. 
 
If you don’t want to bear the stench, or your modesty prevents you for taking a trip into the city to see a two-metre penis, you can watch the flower’s entire ten day blooming process in the time-lapse video below. 
 

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Sewage washes ashore at Norway’s prehistoric World Heritage site

Faeces, toilet paper, wet wipes and cotton earbuds were among the sewage littered around the UNESCO site of the pre-historic rock art in Alta, northern Norway.

Published: 20 April 2021 16:30 CEST
Sewage washes ashore at Norway's prehistoric World Heritage site
Prehistoric rock art at Alta, Norway.Andrew Arch/Flickr

The waste at the site of the petroglyphs, or rock carvings in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic circle was discovered during a beach cleaning day.

“When we followed the path down, we quickly saw that something was wrong. When we looked a little closer, we saw that were was faeces, wet wipes, Q-tips and tampons there,” Line Mårvik Pettersen told state broadcaster NRK.

“It didn’t smell. So, it clearly had been there for a while,” She added.

The sewage was lodged in seaweed that washed ashore.

There was a similar problem in 2011 when a sewage pipe in the same area became clogged; it is unclear what the cause of the problem is this time around.

“So far, we have not received clarity as to what the reason is,” Magne Opgåard said.

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The rock carvings date back to between 2,000 and 7,000 years ago and represent the only prehistoric monument in Norway. 

They were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985. The World Heritage site consists of four areas in Alta with petroglyphs. These are Hjemmeluft, Kåfjord and Amtamannsnes and Stortstein.

“We are a world heritage area, and our world heritage is one of the most beautiful things we have. This is Alta’s face to the outside world, so it’s clear that it’s very unfortunate that you get sewage washing up in such a nice area,” Anita Taipo, department head at the Alta Museum, said.

“Had this happened in the middle of the season in 2019, where we have up to 1,000 visitors in one day, it is clear that it would not have been fun to show this,” she added.

Work is underway in Alta to clear the roads of snow so the equipment needed to investigate the problem can be transported to the site.

The municipality will then clear up the affected areas.

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