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Selfie attempt sets off domino effect at L.A. gallery and causes $200,000 in damage
L A Times ^
| 07/14/2017
| Veronica Rocha
Posted on 07/14/2017 5:14:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
TThe quest for the perfect selfie at a pop-up gallery in Los Angeles known for its Instagram-friendly art took a disastrous turn recently, and it came with a steep price.
The calamitous scene unfolded when an unidentified woman crouched for a selfie in front of a row of crowns displayed individually on pedestals and fell backward, triggering an unstoppable domino effect in a room described by the gallery as “a serene space.”
A video, posted on YouTube Thursday, captured the mishap at the 14th Factory as each pedestal fell onto the next.
Simon Birch, a British-born, Hong Kong-based artist who conceived the art installation, told the New York Times that the selfie fail occurred two weeks ago and caused about $200,000 in damage.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: damage; domino; gallery; selfie
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To: Enchante
And, if you’re a Dirty Martini Lover like ME...VERY depressing, LOL!
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07/14/2017 6:11:54 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: BenLurkin
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07/14/2017 6:19:28 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
07/14/2017 6:22:07 PM PDT
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EdnaMode
To: BenLurkin
Broken symmetry. Now it’s art!!!
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07/14/2017 6:37:38 PM PDT
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onedoug
To: BenLurkin
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07/14/2017 7:16:19 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: BenLurkin
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07/14/2017 7:18:07 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: BenLurkin
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07/14/2017 7:20:18 PM PDT
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ETL
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07/14/2017 7:20:57 PM PDT
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ETL
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07/14/2017 7:21:22 PM PDT
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ETL
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07/14/2017 7:21:50 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/14/2017 7:24:13 PM PDT
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editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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07/14/2017 7:24:20 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: BenLurkin
Selfie attempt sets off domino effect at L.A. gallery and causes $200,000 in damage insurance fraud
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07/14/2017 7:28:18 PM PDT
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TChad
To: TChad
How could they be so dumb as to set the displays up in such a way that they can so easily tip over? They should have somehow secured them to the floor.
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07/14/2017 7:34:34 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
They should have somehow secured them to the floor. The insurance investigator should look at what happened very carefully before recommending any payout. That setup was designed to fail.
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07/14/2017 7:50:27 PM PDT
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TChad
To: TChad
I suspect it was the same folks who installed these lockers...
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posted on
07/14/2017 7:53:08 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Well, never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Unless it results in a $200,000 insurance claim.
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07/14/2017 7:56:35 PM PDT
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TChad
To: ETL
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posted on
07/14/2017 8:03:58 PM PDT
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TChad
To: MrShoop
You are possibly correct. Maybe $150 worth of stuff set up for a promo.
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07/14/2017 8:05:04 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
To: ETL
LOL. What, no ‘European Vacation’?
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07/14/2017 8:09:53 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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