Students build giant minion out of snow on Vincennes University campus
VINCENNES, Ind. — While many Hoosiers may choose to stay indoors and wait out this bout of blustery weather, that’s not the case for a group of students at Vincennes University.
Coltyn Sellers and his friends made the most of the accumulation of snow and took the concept of a snowman to a whole new level in the form of a giant minion.
Yes — a minion, one of the babbling yellow creatures with overalls and goggles from the Despicable Me franchise.
Sellers said the finished product stands 14 feet tall and 8 feet in diameter, after a full nine-hour shift with six people on hand over the last two days. The massive display welcomes students passing by Sellers’ residence hall on the southern Indiana campus.
Sellers, a WANE 15 viewer who’s originally from Wabash, shared photos Tuesday of the building process:
Vincennes University students made a minion sculpture out of snow this past weekend. (Courtesy Coltyn Sellers)
Friends stand at the site of their partially-finished minion sculpture. (Courtesy Coltyn Sellers)
Students had cardboard boxes and a sled on hand to form their version of a snowman. (Courtesy Coltyn Sellers)
(Courtesy Coltyn Sellers)
(Courtesy Coltyn Sellers)
As seen in the pictures, the group used cardboard boxes and sleds to move snow into the pile as it evolved into the blob of a minion.
Once that took shape, the finer details were added, such as the top of its head and the goggle of the one-eyed creature. To really make the sculpture stand out, the students even found a way to give the minion its blue overalls and recognizable yellow hue.
There’s one good thing about this week’s brisk temperatures: this snow minion will likely not be melting away anytime soon.
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