The summer heat is causing more than just kids' ice cream cones to melt.
Look at these “crooked” clock hands.
Residents in Keynsham, Somerset, have been left stunned after one of the faces of the town's central clock tower appeared to have “melted”.
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Many villagers compared the strange face to Salvador Dali's famous painting “The Persistence of Memory,” SWNS reported.
Keynsham Clock Tower was commissioned in April 2015 by Bath And North East Somerset (BANES) as “part of the civic centre redevelopment”.
A clock tower in Keynsham, Somerset, has a new look after the hands on one of its faces became slightly bent. (SWNS)
Although the clock tower is only nine years old, its striking appearance is a new look for one of its faces.
The Keynsham clock is made up of three sides, with three clock faces.
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One of the watch's hands appears to have remained completely attached, while another appears to have come loose from its housing, as noted by SWNS.
Time will tell
Residents are coming up with different theories as they try to figure out how this could have happened.
The tower is made up of three sides with a clock face on each side, but only one of the faces has a new, “striking” appearance. (SWNS)
One potential theory is that the black band at the top of the clock tower broke and fell between two hands, causing it to break further, SWNS shared.
Although the origin of the problem has not yet been determined, another theory continues to circulate.
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It is speculated that the recent hot weather in the south-west England city caused the hands to melt.
A BANES Council spokesperson told SWNS: “We are aware of the issue and will address it.”
The cause of the watch face's Dalinian appearance has yet to be determined, but some blame this summer's warm weather for its melted appearance. (SWNS)
The large clock tower is composed of “digitally printed, tempered and curved glass, a granite pedestal and a polyurethane resin outer shell,” the news site said.
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The images contained in the tower were chosen by the community in an effort to select photographs that were important to local residents.
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Several of the selected images are a recreation of old advertising posters from the Fry's factory, which was once one of the main sources of employment in the area, designer Sébastien Boysen shared on his website.
