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| Summer snowman chills in Germany for solar power
BERLIN, Aug 5 (AFP) - A snowman is braving the sweltering summer temperatures in Germany thanks to a solar-powered freezer, part of an artist's campaign for renewable energy. Joerg Dreikugler (roughly translated as Joerg Three-Snowballs) has called a sub-zero case home since January, his charcoal eyes gazing out at students at Berlin's Technical College through a pane of thick glass, a college spokeswoman said Tuesday. BizVantage – Serious & personalized business, investment and technology intelligence for a serious advantage. As temperatures outdoors have soared to nearly 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), Joerg's chamber is chilled down to a comfortable minus five degrees Celsius (minus 41 degrees Fahrenheit) using electricity generated by solar panels on the roof of the college. The frosty mascot is the brainchild of Duesseldorf artist Joerg Jozwiak. Although he looks cheerful in a red cap and scarf, the snowman's carrot nose has shriveled slightly during his tenure in the college lobby and he has a touch of freezer-burn, according to a report in Tuesday's Tageszeitung. The warmer temperature on the surface of his body has also led him to slowly evaporate and shrink in size. Joerg is scheduled to be released next January on to the snowy streets of Berlin. dlc/km/txw Lifestyle-Germany-weather-offbeat C O P Y R I G H T R E M I N D E RThis article is Copyright 2003 by Agence France-Presse. All articles in the clari.* news hierarchy are Copyrighted and licensed to ClariNet Communications Corp. for distribution. Except for articles in the biz.clarinet newsgroups, only paid subscribers may access these articles. Any unauthorized access, reproduction or transmission is strictly prohibited. We offer a reward to the person who first provides us with information that helps stop those who distribute or receive our news feeds without authorization. Please send reports to reward@clari.net. [Use info@clari.net for sales or other inquiries.] Details on the use of ClariNet material and other info can be found in the user documentation section of our web page.
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