Blue David (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Blue David

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A front and back view of Michelangelo's David through the eyes of the Scan and Solve software. The red and yellow regions indicate the areas most likely to show signs of stress, and in fact, that is where small cracks have already erupted on the statue.

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Members of the Spatial Automation Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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