Not far from the fee paying Triffids at James Cook University, Townsville , is this relaxing nook, conducive to study and pondering the meaning of life , which we deliberately turned upside down during the semester break to test the observation powers of students .
The building , in the background, is shown right way up , Triffids nearby , one either suffering from flu or emitting steam as it should , the others rattling and twitching according to plan .