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[Zeemo]

I recently came across this article on a five ton spinning sculpture being spun by a five year old.
http://sonoma.towns.pressdemocrat.com/2011/05/news/spinning-a-5-ton-boulder-is-childs-play/

I thought about another sculpture in my hometown that also spins and I did a little research and I shot a video of it.
The sculpture is called "Endover" and is located on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  It stands 15 feet tall and weighs 2400 pounds.  It was the creation of Tony Rosenthal, an alumni, and installed in 1968.  I always enjoy giving it a spin whenever I pass it which is often.  So do lots of other folks as you will see here.
Video -

It turns out Rosenthal created a total of 5 giant "cubes" which remind me of a lot of Don Olney's cube finger top.
http://www.tonyrosenthal.com/OutdoorCubes.htm

The one is located in Astor Place, in the Bowery of New York, is called "Alamo".  It was the subject of a prank in June 2003, played by the ATF squad (All Too Flat) in which it was turned into a giant Rubik's Cube.
See the transformation here - http://www.alltooflat.com/pranks/cube/results/
I think this gives another meaning to "The Bowery Boys".

[ta0]

I loved the Rubik's cube prank! 

I wonder how fast one of those cubic sculptures could be spun? 

[Zeemo]

Jorge,
If you want to make a large top spin fast you have to apply a lot of torque.  "Endover" weights over a ton.
I used to ride my bike to "The Cube" and push it while riding in a circle.  I could get it spinning fast enough to be able to hold on to one of the corners and coast around in a circle for at least 3 minutes.  Because their is always a lot of foot traffic in the plaza it was easy to get an audience to watch me.
After posting this I realized that I should have taken Mark Hayward to see it last time he was in town.  Next time, Mark.