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RedsIn07 · 06-22-2005, 10:43 PM

Disaster on a stick
Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco

Bryan Smith / Zuma Press

Runoff from the melting strawberry kiwi ice pop pours out the back of a truck Tuesday in Union Square in Manhattan.

The Associated Press
Updated: 5:25 p.m. ET June 22, 2005

NEW YORK - An attempt to erect the world’s largest popsicle in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier.

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The 25-foot-tall, 17½-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.

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

“What was unsettling was that the fluid just kept coming,” Stuart Claxton of the Guinness Book of World Records told the Daily News. “It was quite a lot of fluid. On a hot day like this, you have to move fast.”

Snapple official Lauren Radcliffe 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.

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.

© 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

KronoRed · 06-22-2005, 11:09 PM

Waste of a good Popsicle

Unassisted · 06-22-2005, 11:35 PM

Reading this, I think about how much "fun" it is to wipe up a small Snapple or popsicle spill after it sits for a couple of hours. Then, I thank my lucky stars that i'm not one of the people who had to clean up this one.

RedFanAlways1966 · 06-23-2005, 07:46 AM

Yep, real smart to do this on the first day of summer. But it was SUPPOSED to withstand the heat longer. D'oh!

I don't understand the fascination w/ setting "semi-stupid" world records. Largest popsicle? Please! I think Snapple deserves the world record, however, for dumbest attempt to break a world record. I'll give 'em that.

zombie-a-go-go · 06-23-2005, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedFanAlways1966

I think Snapple deserves the world record, however, for dumbest attempt to break a world record. I'll give 'em that.

RFS62 · 06-23-2005, 08:45 AM

I love the headline. "A gooey fiasco"

Kinda reminds me of our front office.

Come to think of it, that might be a good name for a band.

The gooey fiascos

Roy Tucker · 06-23-2005, 08:51 AM

Whoops. I don't think this was the kind of PR that Snapple was looking for.

Gooey Fiascos does have a certain ring to it RFS. Right up there with Strawberry Alarm Clock.

macro · 06-23-2005, 10:51 AM

How much paper towel is it going to take to clean this up?

06-22-2005, 10:43 PM	#1
RedsIn07 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 859	Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco Disaster on a stick Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco Bryan Smith / Zuma Press Runoff from the melting strawberry kiwi ice pop pours out the back of a truck Tuesday in Union Square in Manhattan. The Associated Press Updated: 5:25 p.m. ET June 22, 2005 NEW YORK - An attempt to erect the world’s largest popsicle in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier. advertisement The 25-foot-tall, 17½-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. Snapple had been trying to promote a new line of frozen treats by setting a record for the world’s largest popsicle, but called off the stunt before it was pulled fully upright by a construction crane. Authorities said they were worried the thing would collapse in the 80-degree, first-day-of-summer heat. “What was unsettling was that the fluid just kept coming,” Stuart Claxton of the Guinness Book of World Records told the Daily News. “It was quite a lot of fluid. On a hot day like this, you have to move fast.” Snapple official Lauren Radcliffe 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. 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. © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

06-22-2005, 11:09 PM	#2
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,343	Re: Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco Waste of a good Popsicle __________________ Go Gators!

06-22-2005, 11:35 PM	#3
Unassisted RZ Chamber of Commerce Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Antonio Posts: 13,227	Re: Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco Reading this, I think about how much "fun" it is to wipe up a small Snapple or popsicle spill after it sits for a couple of hours. Then, I thank my lucky stars that i'm not one of the people who had to clean up this one. __________________ /r/reds

06-23-2005, 07:46 AM	#4
RedFanAlways1966 For a Level Playing Field Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oakwood, OH Posts: 11,248	Re: Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco Yep, real smart to do this on the first day of summer. But it was SUPPOSED to withstand the heat longer. D'oh! I don't understand the fascination w/ setting "semi-stupid" world records. Largest popsicle? Please! I think Snapple deserves the world record, however, for dumbest attempt to break a world record. I'll give 'em that. __________________ Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.

06-23-2005, 08:45 AM	#6
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco I love the headline. "A gooey fiasco" Kinda reminds me of our front office. Come to think of it, that might be a good name for a band. The gooey fiascos __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

06-23-2005, 08:51 AM	#7
Roy Tucker Be the ball Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mason, OH Posts: 11,128	Re: Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco Whoops. I don't think this was the kind of PR that Snapple was looking for. Gooey Fiascos does have a certain ring to it RFS. Right up there with Strawberry Alarm Clock. __________________ The motel of lost companions Waits with heated pool and bar

06-23-2005, 10:51 AM	#8
macro Just The Big Picture Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Bluegrass State Posts: 6,150	Re: Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco How much paper towel is it going to take to clean this up? __________________ *Help stamp out, eliminate, and do away with redundancy.*

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