NYC’S FAMOUS “BALANCING” TAXI IS A GORGEOUS LIE. Behold the sculpture "Spot!" outside NYU Langone's children's hospital. It's a giant Dalmatian with a yellow cab impossibly balanced on its nose - a perfect, gravity-defying moment. Except, it’s not. The whole illusion is a ruse, a clever bit of engineering. A massive steel support runs straight through the dog’s nose, anchored to the base and the cab itself. Just another beautiful illusion built on a backbone of cold, hard steel. Source: Donald Lipski, NYU Langone