Space Needle serves as handy Angry Birds slingshot

Mike Gallagher Mike Gallagher
Mar 26, 2012 - 05:53
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Space Needle serves as handy Angry Birds slingshot
Where else should they launch the Birds from?

What better place to catapult Angry Birds into space than from the 605-foot-high Space Needle?

The iconic Seattle landmark, built for the 1962 World's Fair, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the launch of Rovio's "Angry Birds Space" game by dangling a 300-foot slingshot holding a giant 35-foot Angry Bird.

The "art installation," which won't actually fling any fowl, kicked off the launch of the game and is reviving the Emerald City's pride.

@mojotillett tweets "This how we roll here in Seattle." Our feathered friend isn't the only odd contraption to be suspended from the tower.

Past perchers include a 50-foot-wide crab to commemorate the city's seafood festival, as well as a 70-foot-tall gorilla raising money for United Way.

Where else should they launch the Birds from?