Abe Lincoln wax replica melts in DC heat.

During a scorching summer heatwave in Washington, DC, a six-foot wax statue of Abraham Lincoln at Garrison Elementary School started to melt. The statue, created by artist Sandy Williams IV and commissioned by CulturalDC, couldn't handle the 100-degree Fahrenheit heat. As the temperature rose, Lincoln's head fell off, a leg separated, and even the chair he sat on began to sink. Heatwave

Abe Lincoln wax sculpture melts due to DC heat wave

Abraham Lincoln’s wax head melts off in DC heat wave The wax sculpture - a replica of the National Mall statue — is collapsing into a blob of white goo after temperatures reached 99F #press