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Offline Chris_

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Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« on: April 29, 2011, 09:10:27 PM »
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Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa

A Dutch man committed suicide by jumping off the Leaning Tower of Pisa just days after its restoration ended.

The 22-year-old tourist bought a ticket to enter the famous monument and then jumped over a metal barrier on the fourth level to fall to his death, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 09:16:56 PM »
I guess he got caught leaning the wrong way.
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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 09:26:10 PM »
I suppose that he proved that gravity sucks.......
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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 09:45:01 PM »
Totally screwed up the experiment by not waiting for the fat guy to climb over the rail and jump with him.
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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2011, 09:52:57 PM »
:rofl: touché
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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2011, 07:40:00 PM »
Totally screwed up the experiment by not waiting for the fat guy to climb over the rail and jump with him.

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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 09:46:21 AM »
Totally screwed up the experiment by not waiting for the fat guy to climb over the rail and jump with him.

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Re: Tourist jumps from Tower of Pisa
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2011, 09:54:48 AM »
To be or not to be?
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