Bizarre death of the week -Two killed in Britain as inflatable art takes off

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Two killed in Britain as inflatable art takes off

LONDON (Reuters) - Two women died and 13 people were injured when they fell from a huge inflatable sculpture after it broke its moorings and flew into the air in a park in northeastern England, police said Monday......


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060724...rEaGCHqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-



Dang, who would ever think that perusing an art exhibit could be so deadly?? This story reminds me of the thread on this forum about the website that forecasts when/how you will meet your demise. Perhaps the website should add this way of dying to their list.
 
That's just strange.

From the picture, I don't think I'd be tempted to get inside and have it hoisted into the air...
 
VF21 said:
That's just strange.

From the picture, I don't think I'd be tempted to get inside and have it hoisted into the air...
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But the exhibit was brightly colored and had such a happy, smiling face, who wouldn't think that it was safe and friendly?? :D

From what the story said, I don't think that it was supposed to be hoisted into the air. It was fastened to the ground, but broke from it's moorings and went air-born.
 
Ohhhhhhhhh. Well, I should have read the article more closely.

:p

I thought it was some kind of new age hot air balloon thing.
 
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