Crowds gathered and cheered the farcical scene as several of the centre’s security team battled to gather up the balls, while many young children were seen making off with a few.Most of the balls were eventually retrieved, and the contest will resume this Friday.
Siobhan McConnell, the shopping centre manager, said: “This was a bit more comic relief than we had originally planned.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Balls All Over
A shopping center in Perth, Australia was flooded with small red balls when a contest went awry. An Alfa Romeo was filled with balls for a “guess how many” contest at St. John’s Shopping Centre to benefit Comic Relief. However, the contest organizers failed to ensure that all the car doors were locked. A child, thought to be about three years old, opened the passenger door and released hundreds of balls.
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