An attempt to erect the world's largest popsicle went sour Tuesday when a 25-foot-tall, 17.5-ton treat of frozen Snapple thawed faster than expected, flooding Manhattan's Union Square. Firefighters closed streets and used hoses to wash away the kiwi-strawberry-flavored liquid. The colossal snack was erected by Snapple to promote its new line of frozen goodies. Snapple official Lauren Radcliffe said it was unlikely the company would try for the record (21 feet, Holland, 1997) again.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062202111.html [with photo, story near the bottom]
-- Korin Miller (Names & Places, Washington Post, June 23, 2005)
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