If it can go wrong, it will: Crystal pall
| August 12, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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If you own a crystal ball, be careful where you put it — or your future could be smoky.
A crystal ball ornament is being blamed for a freak fire that destroyed a woman’s home in Worle, England.
The $33 orb is believed to have magnified the sun’s rays streaming through a window, causing the curtains, a sofa and a television to burst into flames. The woman wasn’t home at the time and is safe.
Maybe it’s time to start insuring against crystal-ball-related disasters. This isn’t the first time one of the glassy orbs has turned out to be an unforeseen peril:
- England, 2007 – Crystal ball sets fire to house, BBC News
- Scotland, 2005 – Psychic’s crystal ball burns down his flat in unforeseen blaze, London Times
- Oklahoma, 2004 – Crystal ball starts fire at Oklahoma home, firehouse.com
Read more at London’s The Sun.
More stories from the “If It Can Go Wrong, It Will” department:
- In Washington State, a psychic “money cleanser” offering to rid money of evil spirits allegedly has stolen nearly $140,000 from at least seven families. Read more at thenewstribune.com.
- In England, a man ran in front of a train at a railroad crossing where a BBC crew was filming a TV spot about railway safety. Read more at London’s Daily Mail.
- Best Buy accidentally listed the sale price of a 52-inch TV on its Web site as $9.99. Back up the truck! Read more at sfgate.com.
- Talk about a ship in a bottle. In Florida, a man has built a boat so big that he’ll have to knock out a warehouse wall to remove it. Read more at tcpalm.com.
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