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Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping' (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What costly repairs would a bronze that's touched more require?

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[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Skin oils alone will corrode various metals over years. Also, lots of touching will basically erode it, hence the "polished" look on the statue's entire cleavage

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