A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a lawsuit alleging that the facility was negligent for not warning visitors that it is unsafe to jump into the sprinkle pool.
I know someone got hurt, but I’m just imagining someone in agony rolling around in a sprinkle pool waiting for an ambulance.
This is some Willy Wonka shit.
flute playing intensifies
It’s all there, black and white, clear as crystal! You jumped into the ankle depth sprinkle pool which now has to be washed and sterilized, so you get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!
Okay. So. You all know how kids pee in the ball pool?
I’m gonna assume they also pee in the sprinkle pool. Which two the question.
Are the sprinkles real? Cuz that’d be a sticky mess…
Edit: shoulda just read the article . Plastic fake sprinkles. Not sure if I’m disappointed or relieved.
I’m hoping there’s a sign that says don’t tinkle in the sprinkle pool
Ah just what we need, more microplastics.
They had this in SF a few years ago. The whole “museum” was really shoddy and a big disappointment.
If you sprinkle when you tinkle
Relieved in the sprinkle pool? If not, I’m disappointed.
even if he’s 100% in the right id be wayyy too embarrassed to sue over something like this
And that’s an awesome reaction that corporations love, “Don’t you feel like an idiot hurting yourself? It means you’re weak as a person and has nothing to do with our extremely lax safety standards!”
Don’t let a little bit of silly pride harm you - if this was a serious injury that could have long term health implications you should make sure you’re able to afford appropriate care without bankrupting yourself and anyone who judges you for taking care of yourself can get fucked.
If this was a dumbass stunt that they knew was unsafe then the initiator can get fucked for putting themselves in unnecessary danger.
Which one it is is the important question…but if you ever find yourself in scenario #1 be kind to yourself.
I was mostly joking about the context of the accident like, if someone asks why im wearing a cast, “sprained my ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the ice cream factory” would def get stuck in my throat coming out
Those same promotional materials he claimed told him to “jump in” show people walking around ankle deep. It’s clearly ankle deep… or he assumed they used models with Jesus like powers.
But it also is surrounded by things like a diving board…
I saw the pit, and everything about the experience stronngly suggests its deep enough to jump into. I thought it sounded stupid too until i saw the ball pit.
If, and only if, he was the only person there with nobody else in the “pool” then maybe he could think that. But if anyone else was already in the pool walking around ankle deep, then it’s on him.
Sure looks like a pool. Was there any indication at the time that it wasn’t a real pool depth?
Yes.
Actually somewhat reasonable lawsuit. They specifically advertised it as something to jump into.
lawsuit alleging that the facility was negligent for not warning visitors that it is unsafe to jump into the sprinkle pool
I did not expect to see these particular words strung together like this today.
What a great country full of intelligent adults.
Idiots are everywhere and even smart people do stupid things now and then.
And then they have to sue to afford an injury, because it’s such a great country.
True that.
He Scrooge McDuck’d
Ducked around and found out, even.
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