Published 21:13 IST, November 3rd 2020
Whale sculpture saves metro train from crashing, netizens call it "strangely beautiful!"
Whale sculpture saved a metro from crashing in the Netherlands. Twitter users have found this event to be strangely fantasising. Read ahead to know more.
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A whale’s sculpture saved metro man's life who overran stop barriers and metro train crashed through rails of elevated metro tracks. This incident took place at Rotterdam in Nerlands, and sculpture saved metro man’s life. Twitter was also abuzz with several reactions from netizens who were in awe of this incident.
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Whale sculpture saves life
In a trdy that occurred at midnight on vember 1, 2020, near Rotterdam in Nerlands, a whale’s tail’s sculpture saved entire metro train from crashing. As metro crashed through elevated metro tracks, it was abruptly halted by whale’s structure. metro was empty and did t carry any commuters. metro man also mand to free himself and escape unhurt.
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According to a report by Penn Live, authorities are investigating how metro crashed through stop barriers which were kept in place. A team of engineers has also reached site of accident. y are strategising how to constructively and successfully remove train from whale’s tail.
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Netizens are surprised by heroic save of structure. One Twitter user has even said that whale's sculpture looks it was only made for this purpose. Ar user has said that where did Spider-man go after putting metro on whale's tail. On of Twitter uses has also said that sculpture is called Save By Whale's Tail. See ir reactions here:
According to a report by CNN Travels, Carly Gater, local security authority spokesperson, has said that it is tricky and a team of experts is investigating how to safely get it down. She also has said that it is good since it is stable currently. But when winds will start to blow, it will become a risk.
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report also mentions that whale sculpture was built by an architect called Maarten Strujis in order to beautify park on which metro tracks were built. This is one of two whale structures he had built. architect was glad as his creation was able to save life of metro man.
He has said that he is surprised that sculpture is so strong. structure has been made from plastic and is standing for 20 years. One does t expect it to stay this strong and withhold weight of a metro train.
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21:13 IST, November 3rd 2020