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Hanging competition

2008 Reader Submission
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This happened in Tampere city, Finland in a suburb called Hervanta:

A day after the May Day two drunk men decided to have a competition. They would both hang on from a 4th floor balcony of an apartment building by the hands. The balcony balustrade broke because of the weight caused by the 46-year-old and the 60-year-old. Amazingly they both survived after spending some time in intensive care.

Submitted on 05/03/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.aamulehti.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/83127.shtml 05/03/2008

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
So I guess the idea of the wager was whoever let go and fell first lost, eh?! My guess is that this was a decorative wrought iron railing and these two gents were somewhat on the heavy side! Whatever the case, this one displays all the stupidity I need to convict. Alas, the fact that they probably landed on their solid bone heads limits this to an HM, but it's a good one nonetheless! Thanks!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
We've had other similar submissions about drunken contestants hanging from various objects, but this is the first time I recall hearing of two doing it at the same time and having the railing collapse. Thanks for sending this in!


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