A grotesque cartoon kid strains to push Chicago’s reflective Bean sculpture beside a seven-inch measuring tape, while an electric jolt makes the kid’s hair stand on end and reveals a cartoon skeleton.

Bean There, Shoved That

Hundreds Gather in Chicago to Try Moving The Bean Seven Inches

Published November 10, 2026

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Hundreds of people gathered at Millennium Park for a tongue-in-cheek attempt to push Chicago’s famous reflective Bean sculpture seven inches to the left. This card turns the absurdly ambitious group effort into a cartoonish electrical mishap.

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CBS News Chicago reported that hundreds of people gathered at Millennium Park for an event inviting them to try to push The Bean seven inches to the left. The Bean, officially known as Cloud Gate, is the large reflective sculpture and popular landmark in downtown Chicago. The gathering treated the proposed move as a playful public challenge. The card’s cartoon electrocution gag is fictional satire, not part of the reported event.

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