Still Waters Posted August 6, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 6, 2013 A hapless US tourist could face a hefty fine after breaking off a finger from a 14th century statue in a Florence museum. The unnamed American was reportedly attempting to measure the finger from the Vergine e all'Angelo Annunciatore (Virgin and the angel announcer) when part of its little finger broke off. http://news.sky.com/...riceless-statue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RockabyeBillie Posted August 6, 2013 Popular Post #2 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Me: Please don't be American please don't be American please don't be... *clicks link* Me: Oh Dammit.... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted August 6, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 6, 2013 My fellow Americans: Please stop touching stuff in other countries! They are clearly not built to withstand our sausage fingered sasquatch hands! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 6, 2013 sad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted August 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted August 6, 2013 . . . shhhhh 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted August 7, 2013 #6 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I've never been around the world to view such artifacts, but it surprises me that someone could get that close. Not saying they should all be encased with a plexiglass box, but a velvet-type rope to indicate "stand-off" should be standard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted August 7, 2013 #7 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Clearly, they shoulda broke his finger off too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules99 Posted August 7, 2013 #8 Share Posted August 7, 2013 On a brighter note, at dinner parties one could say "Oh yes, I sponsored the restoration of Giovanni d'Ambrogio's Vergine e all'Angelo Annunciatore... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 7, 2013 #9 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I think they should skip the fine and just put a mugshot of the tourist at the entrance of the museum along with the notice, "Please don't touch the exhibits. This idiot actually broke one of them." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted August 7, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Allowing anyone to get close enough to touch a priceless artifact is just irresponsible. Stuff happens on the best of days and with tourists - especially US tourists - anything is possible. A habit I learned in pain in my childhood was sticking my hands DEEP into my pockets when around things I could not afford to break 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockabyeBillie Posted August 7, 2013 #11 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Why was he measuring the finger anyway??? Pfft... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted August 7, 2013 #12 Share Posted August 7, 2013 The good news is that the broken hand was not part of the original statue and had been restored years earlier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted August 7, 2013 #13 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Why was he measuring the finger anyway??? Pfft... Probably curious as to the finger length/ member length theory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 7, 2013 #14 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Probably curious as to the finger length/ member length theory hmmmm i doubt that, and i thought it was foot length and member legnth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted August 7, 2013 #15 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I didn't say it was a good theory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted August 7, 2013 #16 Share Posted August 7, 2013 The good news is that the broken hand was not part of the original statue and had been restored years earlier. Wow...that reminds me of THE NECKLACE by Guy De Maupassant. All that fuss and bother over a "fake". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 7, 2013 #17 Share Posted August 7, 2013 yeah some people dont think some times, it facinates me how simple the human race can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calaf Posted August 7, 2013 #18 Share Posted August 7, 2013 The good news is that the broken hand was not part of the original statue and had been restored years earlier. I was wondering why there was a reinforcing rod sticking out. Didn't seem like standard Renaissance practice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 7, 2013 #19 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I was wondering why there was a reinforcing rod sticking out. Didn't seem like standard Renaissance practice. indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted August 8, 2013 #20 Share Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) yeah some people dont think some times, it facinates me how simple the human race can be wuduya mean? But that is good news for the guy that the finger was not original ... takes a little heat off him . I wonder what happened to the original hand ¿ Someone find out and get back to us on that. [lol] Edited August 8, 2013 by lightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted August 8, 2013 #21 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Regardless of the authenticity one simply shouldn't touch stuff that doesn't belong to them. My Mom taught me this when I was 4 or 5 years old for goodness sakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMelsWell Posted August 9, 2013 #22 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I touched the Rosetta Stone when the guard was napping near by... LOL .. the next time I saw it several years later it was under Plexiglas. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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