Giant Christmas Balls Wreak Havoc On London Streets
It was like Santa Claus meets Indiana Jones. According to ITV, a pair of giant Christmas balls began rolling around the streets of London on a particularly breezy Halloween night….
Giant baubles hang in Covent Garden market on November 27, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesIt was like Santa Claus meets Indiana Jones. According to ITV, a pair of giant Christmas balls began rolling around the streets of London on a particularly breezy Halloween night. Chaos ensued.
The two shiny baubles were larger than cars. A gusty wind caused them to bounce in and out of traffic, hit lampposts, and generally made people run for their lives. It really looked like that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones fled the giant rolling boulder.
As the oversized ornaments ricocheted down Tottenham Court Road, their skins came off, leaving a wake of glittery debris. It’s not known where the errant balls came from, but someone clearly didn't use enough duct tape to secure them. You can see the holiday havoc unfold below:
Christmas Lights Around The World
The season of lights is here. We're lucky that we get to see amazing Christmas lights every holiday season at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden and, of course, McAdenville, a.k.a. Christmas Town USA. But we're not alone. People everywhere love to illuminate their cities at this time of year. Let's take a tour of Christmas lights around the world!
Christmas tree in Nazareth, Israel
Dmitriy Feldman Svarshik/ShutterstockSaint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City
ValerioMei/ShutterstockColiseum and Christmas tree in Rome, Italy
Bucchi Francesco/ShutterstockChristmas illuminations along the Champs Elysees in Paris
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesPARIS - NOVEMBER 23: Christmas illuminations are lit along the Champs Elysees avenue on November 23, 2010 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Christmas tree at Galeries Lafayette in Paris
Luciano Mortula - LGM/ShutterstockChristmas lights at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia
Kosit/ShutterstockChristmas decorations in Helsinki, Finland
Tsuguliev/ShutterstockCheonggyecheon Christmas Festival in Seoul, South Korea
raker/ShutterstockChristmas market in Erfurt, Germany
Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesERFURT, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 26: Visitors gather at the annual Christmas market on Domplatz square as the Dom cathedral (L) and Severikirche church stand illuminated behind on November 26, 2014 in Erfurt, Germany. Christmas markets across Germany are opening this week and will stay open through the end of December to sell Gluehwein, Christmas decorations, sweets and other delights. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Christmas lighting in Johannesburg, South Africa
Shams F Amir/ShutterstockChristmas tree and Church of our Lady Tyn in Prague
Balate Dorin/ShutterstockChristmas lights on Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland
Dirk Hudson/ShutterstockChristmas decoration at Tamandaré Square in Goiania, Brazil
Judson Castro/ShutterstockChristmas tree on the water in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
T photography/ShuttertockTunnel of Light in Kuwana, Japan
Chiaki Yokoyama/ShutterstockThe Tower Bridge with an illuminated Christmas tree in London
chrisdorney/ShutterstockTivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark
Vlad Andrei Nica/ShutterstockInner Harbor in Victoria, BC, Canada
pr2is/ShutterstockChristmas angels in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Denis Roger/ShutterstockThe Kremlin embankment in Moscow decorated for Christmas
FOTOGRIN/ShutterstockChristmas moose decoration in Stockholm, Sweden
Hans Christiansson/ShutterstockChristmas panorama in Stockholm, Sweden
Oleksiy Mark/ShutterstockChristmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
tristan tan/ShutterstockChristmas lights at Grand Central Terminal in New York City
Phil Harris/BMGChristmas at Rockefeller Center in New York City
Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesNEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: A general view at the annual tree lighting ceremony and Christmas celebration at Rockefeller Center on December 3, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
