A shopping center in Perth, Scotland was flooded with small red balls when a contest went awry. An Alfa Romeo was filled with balls for a "guess how many" contest at St. John’s Shopping Centre to benefit Comic Relief. However, the contest organizers failed to ensure that all the car doors were locked. A child, thought to be about three years old, opened the passenger door and released hundreds of balls.
Most of the balls were eventually retrieved, and the contest will resume this Friday. Link -via Arbroath
Crowds gathered and cheered the farcical scene as several of the centre’s security team battled to gather up the balls, while many young children were seen making off with a few.
Siobhan McConnell, the shopping centre manager, said: “This was a bit more comic relief than we had originally planned.
Most of the balls were eventually retrieved, and the contest will resume this Friday. Link -via Arbroath
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Perth, Australia? Are you sure? Try Perth, Scotland, no?
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