What started as a whimsical winter project turned into a viral sensation — and then an overnight disappointment — for a group of South Boston roommates who built a massive igloo in their backyard.
Over 12 days and more than 100 hours of work, Jack Tarca and his friends used 80 storage bins to freeze individual ice bricks, often working past 3 a.m. and using wet snow as mortar. The final structure measured about 12 feet in diameter and 8.5 feet tall, big enough to comfortably fit 10 to 15 people. Videos of the build amassed more than 40 million views across his social media.
“It was really a huge involvement from the local community — and a global community,” Tarca said. “People were chiming in with feedback on how we should stack the ice and how we should freeze the ice quicker — from everywhere all over the world.”…