Posted on 06/13/2025 7:22:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A foolish tourist in Italy sat on a chair adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals for a photo op, crushing the precious work of art beneath his weight.
Instead of lowering himself and pretending to sit for the photo — like the woman accompanying him had done — security video shows a man deciding to go for it and sit down. The chair crumbled under his weight, as he lost his balance, trying to hold on to the wall with both hands so he didn’t fall.
The woman came to his rescue, and the pair scurried out of the room.
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The art piece by Italian artist Nicola Bolla was named the “Van Gogh” chair, as it resembles a chair in one of the legendary Dutch painter’s most famous pieces. The museum described it as an extremely delicate piece of work, entirely covered in crystals.
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I believe the signs say stay 25 yards from the animals. IMO, it should be 50 yards. A bison can cover that distance in just a few seconds.
8-9 years ago, we visited Yellowstone. On the drive out, my then 6 YO grandson said, "Opa, I'm bored." At that moment, a bison was headed our way from the other side of the road, sauntering past our car within just a few feet. I captured the moment on my phone, wasn't the greatest, but it did the job.
After the bison moved past our car, my grandson blurted out, "Opa, I'm not bored anymore." LOL
Ukrainian...............
You would think they would’ve roped it off so that people wouldn’t sit on it.
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