What’s that coming out of the sea? Giant footprints on beach look like monster has emerged from the surf

By
Jane Bunce

Last updated at 1:07 PM on 18th February 2012

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Beachcombers were
stumped when these giant footprints appeared in the sand at Blackpool.

At
100 foot long each, they appeared to suggest a monster had emerged from the sea
and strode across the beach towards the town, leaving behind a trail in the
sand.

In the UK, an average man is about 5ft 9inches tall and wears a size 9
shoe, equating to around an 11 inch foot. A person capable of creating these footprints would be expected to stand at at least 620 feet tall.

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Locals were stumped when these giant footprints appeared on the beach in Blackpool

Locals were stumped when these giant footprints appeared on the beach in Blackpool

But the three
footprints were actually created by high-speed artists Ged Bryan and Jon Hicks
of Devon-based firm Here and Gone.

Their arty endeavour was a race against time, as the professional scenic painters had to work during the space between low and high tides.

The project took around four hours and created quite a stir amongst locals.

Each of the prints are 100 feet long compared to around 11 inches for an average man

Each of the prints are 100 feet long compared to around 11 inches for an average man

‘It was lovely to see the reaction of people as they came across the prints,’ Ged said. ‘They loved it.

‘We went up Blackpool tower to get a high vantage point after we’d created them and it was a stunning view.

‘The prints didn’t last too long though.Once the tide came in they were soon washed away.’

The prints took around four hours to create during the space between low and high tides

The prints took around four hours to create during the space between low and high tides

The work was to promote Slightly Fat Features – a cabaret currently appearing at The Sands Theatre in the resort.

In January, the same team made a big splash after raking a spectacular image of a diver onto a beach in just under three hours.

In their first attempt at sand art, the pair had set themselves the ambitious task of completing the drawing of a swimmer mid-dive onto a beach.

The artists last project involved raking a diving figure onto the sand at a Devon beach

The artists last project involved raking a diving figure onto the sand at a Devon beach

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Neat!

i absolutely love this kind of unexpected and very creative people that do this kind of projects, its a really good way to read news instead of the drab we normally get with celeb.

So I was kindly browsing down the home page, and I came across this, to put it lightly I was a little freaked out by this “phenomena” and then I read the article, and I realised how instantly gullible I must be.

Fantastic.

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