Posted on 06/22/2005 12:08:38 PM PDT by Pyro7480
Giant popsicle melts, floods New York square
NEW YORK What do you get when you mix a 17-ton popsicle with the hot sun on a summer afternoon?
New York City fire crews have the answer. They had to close off a number of streets in downtown Manhattan and get out the fire hoses yesterday to wash away thousands of pounds of sticky goo.
It was a promotion by Snapple to build the world's largest popsicle. But, the 25-foot tall frozen confection became a kiwi-strawberry mess that flooded Union Square.
According to the New York Post, several bicyclists slid in the slippery goo and fell to the ground.
Organizers say they probably won't try again. So, Holland gets to keep the world record for its 21-foot popsicle built in 1997.
OK, I find this amusing. An interesting challenge to be sure.
However, if these guys had really planned this out, don't you think they'd have picked a time OTHER than summer in NYC to do this?
In a related story, the head of the Ant-Roach Alliance, NYC Chapter, expressed his delight at the efforts of the Snapple Corporation to feed impoverished insects in the Manhattan area.
Gross picture!!!!!!!
I want pictures
They experienced popsicle erection dysfunction?
Where's Al Gore when you need him?
I blame Bush and global warming.
It was more of a plopsicle.
...after 300 lawyers were on the scene before they hit that ground.
From the angle of the shot, it's obvious the guy on the bike went right past the photographer. Instead of warning the guy he was heading straight into an unforseen disaster, the camera guy instead aimed his camera at the exact spot where the guy would spill and took the perfect photo just as he lost control and tumbled to the pavement.
I love the Post.
It could have been worse. It could have been the worlds biggest doody to promote toilet bowls.
"fire hoses yesterday to wash away thousands of pounds of sticky goo"
I bet that section of street sounds pretty odd right now. I wonder what thousands of people walking on remnants of sticky goo sounds like? I wish they had a camera there to watch all the people checking their shoes...: )
An "it sounded like a great idea over beer" ping.
Hillary should have run down there with her spoon!
Awwwww, so cute!
Could have been worse. Could have been a priapsicle.
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