[Sca-cooks] 25 injured in cheese competition

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

Robert Downie wrote:

>I always question the veracity of articles released on or just before 
>April 1st ;-)
>  
>
I think you misread the date -- it was May 29.

>That being said, I find the whole scenario entirely plausible - I 
>remember seeing the devastation on a recent commercial for Doritos (?) 
>where the back door fails on a truck carrying wheels of cheese so that 
>they all roll down-hill, destroying everything in their path...
>
>Faerisa
>
The BBC website has an article with more details, and a video of the race.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/5027868.stm

The cheese wheels weigh 7 pounds -- I suspect that most of the injuries 
are caused by falls rather than collisions...



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