Heavy metal

 

The mysterious "monolith" in the Utah desert failed as an American Stonehenge. Didn't last nearly as long. Too shiny.

Rivets didn't protect it from environmental activists, who saw the damage done by the ignorant people who journeyed into the Land of Hoodoos and Goblins, and took it away. Good on them.

Wiki wiki, copycats showed up in Romania and California.

Somebody tore down the CA version and replaced it with a cross. Because of course.

Burners deep into withdrawal? Popular theory makes it part of a marketing campaign. Google Maps searches indicate it existed for months.

I hope it was Burners.

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