AREANKAY Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 taken fromhere SNAPPLE SLIPS UP IN ICE-POP FLOP June 22, 2005 -- An advertising stunt by Snapple to build the world's largest ice pop in Union Square went terribly wrong yesterday - the sugary confection melted in the heat and sent unsuspecting pedestrians and cyclists slipping and sliding. One woman who fell in the hazardous goo was rushed to the hospital with a badly sprained ankle, and three cyclists - including this one at right - were catapulted off their bikes. "I can't believe this, it's so dangerous," said cyclist Dave Currente, who took a nasty tumble. The Fire Department raced to East 17th Street between Broadway and Union Square East to hose down the super-slick road menace. It was a public-relations nightmare for Snapple, its parent company, Cadbury Schweppes, and CoolBrands International, which were promoting their new "Snapple on Ice" pops by trying to break a Guinness Book record for the "World's Largest Ice Pop." Shortly before noon, workers began stacking what was supposed to be a 20-ton, 2 1/2-story tall, kiwi strawberry-flavored Snapple ice pop, which soon melted. Snapple spokeswoman Lauren Radcliffe apologized and said Snapple will pay cleanup costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalist Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 haha, i love those little random facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterrent Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I'd ask for a year supply of mango madness, and then I make it last 5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 i had a snapple fact today that said life vests were orginally filled with sun flower seeds to float Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 absolutely amazing no one thought about this thing melting. brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetto dog Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 :haha: This is funny did anyone have pictures of this event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumy Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 damn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lameassnigga Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 no access to the news clip, nigga fix that shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozaki Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Originally posted by deterrent@Jun 22 2005, 05:57 PM I'd ask for a year supply of mango madness, and then I make it last 5 years Quoted post yo! that was my favorite flavor ever! i can't find it anywhere... :shook: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr8lover Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 i'd love to catapult off of my bike into a giant puddle of peach iced tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutterpunk Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 are you kidding....nyc in the summer the blistering heat....lets build a giant popscicle....uh yeah. who was the brilliance behind that marketing scheme..... maybe nebraska in january? *shakes head* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterrent Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Originally posted by fr8lover@Jun 22 2005, 02:14 PM i'd love to catapult off of my bike into a giant puddle of peach iced tea. Quoted post I'd love to swim in tapioca pudding and then open my eyes while my head is under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilush Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 hm interesting. i didnt hear of it. but my favorite snapple flavor would have to be the mango madness. the mint tea is pretty yummy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chad Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 flicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Summer Peach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 june seems like a good time to do this.... i guess now is the time to get that PR job at snapple you've been gunning for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 SNAPPle is probably getting more press and free advertising because of this debacle.. maybe not such bad marketing??? unless of course they get sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutterpunk Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 that was before the fuggin' meltdown.... and that guy knew it was gonna melt and didn't say anything..... the dumb article: Giant Popsicle Melts, Floods N.Y. Park Wednesday, 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. The 25-foot-tall, 171/2-ton treat of frozen Snapple (search) 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 tryingorities 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREANKAY Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 that thing is obsurd haha, how many people do you think would of licked it. or tried to, guard: may i help you retard: um can i lick it.... guard: no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 they usually have good marketing campaigns. this was just fucking stupid even if the thing didn't melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 An attempt to erect the world's largest popsicle hahahahh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 i can just imagine some fucking idiot nerd scientist that is too smart for his own good rationalizing how the popsicle wouldn't melt RAPIDLY. "ummm, welll, you see.... due to the substantially low core temperature of the pop in relation to the surface area divided by total mass.... acording to my calculations this pospsicle will not begin the rapid melting process for at least 24 hours" asshole. if you put ice outside in the summer it melts. asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 haha. i can't remember the last time i drank snapple, and i don't plan to drink any in the future. i just realized the absurdity of the word "snapple". *ok i remembered, it was years ago, and it sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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