SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian man had to be rescued after becoming wedged in a washing machine while playing with his children, a newspaper reported Tuesday.





Robin Toom, 38, had to be pulled from the 18-pound capacity machine by a local fire officer after he became trapped while playing hide-and-seek with his children, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph reported.

"I just hopped in there and couldn't even get the lid down and the kids came in and said, 'Ha, ha! We found you,'" Toom told the newspaper.

Toom, who lives in the northern Queensland city of Townsville, waited for an hour with his knees pressed to his chest before being rescued by local fire squad member Dave Dillon, the newspaper said.

Rather than dismantling the washer, Dillon reached into the machine and pulled out Toom's wedged foot.

Toom said he was planning to change the rules of hide-and-seek for his children.

"I hope they don't go hiding in any washing machines now," Toom said.source

What a great role model...

Not the best place to hide, but at least he won't be allowing his kids to do it.

Does this Townsville involve the Townsville in the 'Powerpuff Girls'?

LOL !!! That's original.

They should have just turned it on for a couple minutes to cycle.

That would be funny, but cruel nonetheless...

Ya know.....the dryer is so much easier to get into.......not that I would know.....

lol , silly man

Why would you want to hide in the washing-macgine anyway!?! It just seems plain moronic, especially if you are a full grown adult male.

I guess some people are just plain stupid!!.

I agree. I just hope his kids are old enough to learn from this and not hide in household appliances. There are enough stories of young children getting trapped and tragically dying without his kids following his example...