3-year-old boy trapped in Skill Crane!
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Man, I wish I had been a fly on the wall in 911 dispatcher's office when this call came
in. Now I've heard of plenty of kids who have fallen down wells, but according to the Austin
Daily Herald, a 3-year-old boy at a Godfathers Pizza crawled up into a skill crane (you know, those games that you play
where you use a tiny mechanical arm to try to grab a stuffed toy) through the toy discharge suit. The kid must
be more flexible than the guy I once saw who put his entire body through a tennis racket at a side show. The Fire Chief
called to the scene said “It was the funniest thing I ever saw. I mean this is Mission:
Impossible stuff.”
The firefighters didn't need to break the glass on their emergency stash of quarters or utilize their superior crane skills to get the boy out of the machine: there was plenty of air, and he seemed to be enjoying himself while pizza parlor patrons took pictures of him with their digital cameras. The Fire Chief said, " The kid was in there playing, smiling, laughing. He thought it was fun.”
Firefighters did have to pry the plastic door open on the crane to get him out. Why didn't they just unlock the door that the pizza parlor uses to replenish prizes? Oh that's right, no one in the history of the earth has ever won anything with a skill crane. I hope they let this kid keep a stuffed Bart Simpson as a memento.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Angelica 3-28-2006 @ 2:45PM
That is too awesome!
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P's Mama 3-28-2006 @ 2:59PM
That is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time!
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cee 3-28-2006 @ 3:07PM
Oh my goodness, I am laughing so hard at this, it is too funny. The look on his face is priceless, I wonder if they let him keep all the prizes.
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Meredith 3-28-2006 @ 3:28PM
The same thing happened in Indiana in May 2005 when yet another 3-year-old climbed into one of these things. And, like with this toddler, there were plenty of news photographers there to document the moment.
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Missy 3-28-2006 @ 3:29PM
This is freakin' hilarious.
I have to disagree with your comment, Dutch, about no one ever winning anything with a skill crane. I win things all. of. the. time.
It's all about timing. I wish I could train people in skill crane mojo, but sadly, like the Force, it is not something easily learned.
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dutch 3-28-2006 @ 4:42PM
well shoot, Missy, you must have MAD SKILLZ!
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Missy 3-28-2006 @ 5:43PM
Absolutely, Dutch!
I'll try my luck again sometime soon and let you know how it all pans out.
(Where were the parents when this whole thing happened? Were they just hanging out, watching the kid climb in the thing?)
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Nancy Toby 3-28-2006 @ 10:05PM
The phrase "happier than a pig in s**t" comes to mind....
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play games 3-29-2006 @ 8:17AM
I guess if you had be stuck somewhere waiting for rescue, it sure helps to have tons plush toys around you! What a cute shot!
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Elizabeth S. 4-03-2006 @ 4:18PM
I've read about kids getting stuck in these machines several times now in the past few years. You'd think by now the design flaw on these machines would be worked out... But that would certainly take all the fun out of it. lol
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Jordan 4-09-2006 @ 3:27PM
Haha, i've heard a couple of these storys. Even one where the parents pushed the kid up to get prizes out without paying. Anyways, the past week on 16$ i've won 3 prizes. (Yes, I'm counting, even going to buy one now)
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