The joke I made about a force-field refers to the Sphere Within Sphere sculpture outside the UN complex in New York - that's probably not the best image, but it's the first that came up on Google that gives some sort of context to where it's located and the scale. The other side of the thing, not in that photo, is an unbroken mirror-finished reflective surface. It's a fairly prominent feature, since you have to pass by it to get into the place.
Having to stand in line for waiting to get into the building, a friend and I made many terrible geek jokes about the true sinister significance of the object - from it being a ritual magic foci, to an alien artifact, part of the building's automated defense systems, and so on. I was there for a model UN thing, so basically you had enough university students to make up a full faux-general assembly trying to get past security all at once. We were waiting for a long time, had very little sleep, and were really loopy.
-- Acyl
Having to stand in line for waiting to get into the building, a friend and I made many terrible geek jokes about the true sinister significance of the object - from it being a ritual magic foci, to an alien artifact, part of the building's automated defense systems, and so on. I was there for a model UN thing, so basically you had enough university students to make up a full faux-general assembly trying to get past security all at once. We were waiting for a long time, had very little sleep, and were really loopy.
-- Acyl