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Bystanders lift double-decker bus off unicyclist (Video)
Airdrieecho.com ^ | 5-29-2015

Posted on 05/29/2015 11:30:48 AM PDT by Citizen Zed

About 100 people in London swarmed a double-decker bus to lift it off a unicyclist who'd been run down during rush hour Thursday evening. Police said the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Witness Kyra Sam told the U.K. Standard she was walking to the Walthamstow market when she heard screams. "I'm really amazed at the strength of Walthamstow. No one hesitated to push the bus off, I was in shock. "Everyone really came together to help. It was really nice to see that in the face of something so awful." A witness posted a video of the rescue on YouTube. No arrests have been made, police said.


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KEYWORDS: bus; london; superhuman; unicycle; unicyclist
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A new Guinness world record, but no further entries will be admitted in this category.
1 posted on 05/29/2015 11:30:48 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

So the category of unicyclists lifting double decker buses off bystanders is still open? (FIST PUMP)


2 posted on 05/29/2015 11:32:55 AM PDT by GreenAccord (Bacon Akbar)
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To: Citizen Zed

As usual, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away (they didn’t arrive until after the guy was freed).


3 posted on 05/29/2015 11:35:38 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Direct link to video at youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR8b2c7VKFk


4 posted on 05/29/2015 11:36:03 AM PDT by LowOiL ("Abomination" sure sounds like "ObamaNation" to me.)
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To: Citizen Zed
Bystanders lift double-decker bus off unicyclist

Why?

That's like stepping in to save a mime from being punched...

5 posted on 05/29/2015 11:36:26 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Citizen Zed
The article closes with: No arrests have been made, police said.

Did I miss something? Is it ILLEGAL to lift a bus off a unicyclist in the UK?

6 posted on 05/29/2015 11:38:18 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Wow, those are big buses.


7 posted on 05/29/2015 11:38:38 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: WayneS

All that is not mandatory is forbidden.


8 posted on 05/29/2015 11:40:06 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Crazieman

Ah, yes. I momentarily forgot. How silly of me.


9 posted on 05/29/2015 11:41:37 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Citizen Zed
Lot of cynicism on this thread.

Well done Londoners !

10 posted on 05/29/2015 11:44:06 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Citizen Zed

What on earth was a unicyclist doing riding a one-wheel ‘bike’ on the streets in rush-hour?


11 posted on 05/29/2015 11:46:27 AM PDT by expat2
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To: WayneS

WTF.... Unicycles belong in the circus... Not on roads....


12 posted on 05/29/2015 11:47:32 AM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: WayneS

I once came across a poor mine that was trapped inside an invisible box. I liberated him with a kick in the balls.


13 posted on 05/29/2015 11:49:43 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: expat2
What on earth was a unicyclist doing riding a one-wheel ‘bike’ on the streets in rush-hour?

He was afraid to be seen on 2 wheels... with a V-twin motor, and a London rocker patch.

14 posted on 05/29/2015 11:52:34 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

I don’t often use the word “hero” to describe someone - but you, sir, are a hero.


15 posted on 05/29/2015 11:53:16 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: expat2
What on earth was a unicyclist doing riding a one-wheel ‘bike’ on the streets in rush-hour?

OR... maybe his pogo stick was in the shop?

16 posted on 05/29/2015 11:55:02 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: WayneS

Just doing my part to keep the Republic free.


17 posted on 05/29/2015 11:58:24 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Citizen Zed

If people were smart, they would do such things more often. The trick is finding a handhold. The math is fairly straight forward. 100 men should be able to easily squat lift 20,000 pounds.


18 posted on 05/29/2015 12:06:52 PM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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If people were smart, they would do such things more often.

You're also in favor of London buses running over unicyclists?

i never expected to garner such support for my position...

19 posted on 05/29/2015 12:12:39 PM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Citizen Zed

The bystanders were actually the clowns that streamed out of the bus.


20 posted on 05/29/2015 12:23:56 PM PDT by Squeako (If you ask yourself, "How did this happen?", the answer is likely "decades of communist activity".)
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