Giant Popsicle Melts and Floods NYC Park - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

CrispyTheClown · 06-23-2005, 04:45 PM

Seen this and first thought it was an April Fools joke but then realizied it's June.
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NEW YORK - An attempt to raise the world's largest ice pop in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier.

The 25-foot-tall, 17 1/2-ton treat of frozen Snapple juice melted faster than expected Tuesday, flooding Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid that sent pedestrians scurrying for higher ground.

Firefighters closed off several streets and used hoses to wash away the sugary goo. Some passers-by slipped in the puddles, but no serious injuries were reported.

Snapple had been trying to promote a new line of frozen treats by setting a record for the world's largest ice pop, but called off the stunt before it was pulled fully upright by a construction crane. Officials said they were worried the thing would collapse in the 80-degree, first-day-of-summer heat.

"We planned for this. ... We just didn't expect for it to happen so fast," said Snapple spokeswoman Lauren Radcliffe. She said the company would offer to pay the city for the cleanup costs.

The giant ice pop was supposed to have been able to withstand the heat for some time, and organizers weren't sure why it didn't. It had been made in Edison, N.J., and hauled to New York by freezer truck in the morning.

"My theory is that it was a combination of the heat ... and it may not have been frozen all the way through," Radcliffe said.

She said the company was unlikely to make a second attempt to break the record, set by a 21-foot ice pop in Holland in 1997.

maleficent · 06-23-2005, 04:55 PM

CNN has The Video

Destrox · 06-23-2005, 05:25 PM

heh, amazing what people think somtimes. Looks tasty tho.

Siege · 06-23-2005, 06:10 PM

Tastiest accident ever

optik_nerve · 06-23-2005, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Seige

Tastiest accident ever

Ba Dum, Tissh

That's pretty funny. When I first read the article I thought of mass chaos and panic but that's just my imagination running wild.

Gilda · 06-23-2005, 07:59 PM

Am I the only one who immediately thought of The Great Molasses Flood when I read about this? Easily one of the strangest disasters in history. A huge vat of mollasses burst in 1919 in Boston's north end, killing 21 people, injuring 150, and destroying buildings, including a firehouse, in the ensuing flood.

Redlemon · 06-24-2005, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Gilda

Am I the only one who immediately thought of The Great Molasses Flood when I read about this? Easily one of the strangest disasters in history. A huge vat of mollasses burst in 1919 in Boston's north end, killing 21 people, injuring 150, and destroying buildings, including a firehouse, in the ensuing flood.

Nope, it was my first thought as well. Of course, I was born in Massachusetts, so it's local for me.

odu_sonar_AE · 06-27-2005, 12:56 PM

Wow, that is too funny. I’d hate to be the scientist that calculated the numbers on that one.

I know it all boils down to chemistry and physics, but I wouldn’t be comfortable with making calculations on something like that.

Besides, if they had planned on this happening (just not so fast), what were they planning to do when it did happen?

06-23-2005, 04:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
CrispyTheClown Upright Location: Buckeye Lake, Ohio	Giant Popsicle Melts and Floods NYC Park Seen this and first thought it was an April Fools joke but then realizied it's June. ----------- NEW YORK - An attempt to raise the world's largest ice pop in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier. The 25-foot-tall, 17 1/2-ton treat of frozen Snapple juice melted faster than expected Tuesday, flooding Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid that sent pedestrians scurrying for higher ground. Firefighters closed off several streets and used hoses to wash away the sugary goo. Some passers-by slipped in the puddles, but no serious injuries were reported. Snapple had been trying to promote a new line of frozen treats by setting a record for the world's largest ice pop, but called off the stunt before it was pulled fully upright by a construction crane. Officials said they were worried the thing would collapse in the 80-degree, first-day-of-summer heat. "We planned for this. ... We just didn't expect for it to happen so fast," said Snapple spokeswoman Lauren Radcliffe. She said the company would offer to pay the city for the cleanup costs. The giant ice pop was supposed to have been able to withstand the heat for some time, and organizers weren't sure why it didn't. It had been made in Edison, N.J., and hauled to New York by freezer truck in the morning. "My theory is that it was a combination of the heat ... and it may not have been frozen all the way through," Radcliffe said. She said the company was unlikely to make a second attempt to break the record, set by a 21-foot ice pop in Holland in 1997. __________________ Weather forecast for tonight: dark.

06-23-2005, 04:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	CNN has The Video __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

06-23-2005, 05:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	heh, amazing what people think somtimes. Looks tasty tho. __________________ You bore me.... next.

06-23-2005, 06:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Siege is a tiger Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Tastiest accident ever __________________ "Your name's Geek? Do you know the origin of the term? A geek is someone who bites the heads off chickens at a circus. I would never let you suck my dick with a name like Geek" --Kevin Smith This part just makes my posts easier to find

06-23-2005, 07:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	Am I the only one who immediately thought of The Great Molasses Flood when I read about this? Easily one of the strangest disasters in history. A huge vat of mollasses burst in 1919 in Boston's north end, killing 21 people, injuring 150, and destroying buildings, including a firehouse, in the ensuing flood. __________________ I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that. ~Steven Colbert

06-27-2005, 12:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
odu_sonar_AE Tilted	Wow, that is too funny. I’d hate to be the scientist that calculated the numbers on that one. I know it all boils down to chemistry and physics, but I wouldn’t be comfortable with making calculations on something like that. Besides, if they had planned on this happening (just not so fast), what were they planning to do when it did happen?