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I saw these magnificent creatures in the summer at Legoland Windsor. I often look at objects and wonder about the people who have been involved in their design and manufacture.

Who sat down, where and decided that 4 foot long sharks were to be created in orange fake fur with eyes as big as saucers and an intrigued expression?

Who, then, agreed with them and gave them the money for the fabric and the threads and the machinists to make such creatures? How did those machinists wrestle with the beasts once they were fully stuffed, fully realised? Did the designer check that work, question the machinists interpretation of the design?

Why do we have such objects in our world at all?

I fully support the notion that want and desire for beautiful objects are as valid as need for functionality but why on earth are there 4ft sharks at Legoland?