 the intense heat wave has challenged us all even inanimate objects abraham lincoln's wax statue in washington dc has partially melted because of the extremely hot temperatures lincoln's head has detached but not to worry repair efforts are underway a wax statue yes wow so he like he's usually sitting upright now it's kind of like the arms are wilted the legs no longer exist and then the head is just tilted backwards not attached to the body let's get that thing fixed