World of the Bizarre

Police investigate man driving a giant foot

By T.K. Randall
April 28, 2016

Image: Police Line Crime Scene
Credit: Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) The gigantic motorized foot, which was being driven along the streets of the British capital by a man wearing a silver costume and crash helmet, ended up becoming something of a social media sensation when a local police department posted a picture of it online.

Spotted near Balham Tube, a typical day in Wandsworth...(anyone have an explanation?) ^469WW pic.twitter.com/9gt1YpAzgl

— Wandsworth Police (@MPSWandsworth) April 23, 2016

It was eventually revealed that the stunt was part of a promotion for the Wandsworth Arts Fringe festival and that the idea for it had been masterminded by the 'Ministry of Silly Ideas.'[!gad]The gigantic motorized foot, which was being driven along the streets of the British capital by a man wearing a silver costume and crash helmet, ended up becoming something of a social media sensation when a local police department posted a picture of it online.

Spotted near Balham Tube, a typical day in Wandsworth...(anyone have an explanation?) ^469WW pic.twitter.com/9gt1YpAzgl

— Wandsworth Police (@MPSWandsworth) April 23, 2016

It was eventually revealed that the stunt was part of a promotion for the Wandsworth Arts Fringe festival and that the idea for it had been masterminded by the 'Ministry of Silly Ideas.'


Source: UPI.com

Tags: London, Police, Foot