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The 10 worst places to be stuck when the power fails

ILHAM RAWOOT AND FARANAAZ PARKER JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Oct 22 2009 15:49


The ten worst places to be stuck when the electricity fails

  • 1: In the cable car over Table Mountain with an upset stomach

  • 2: Upside down on a rollercoaster at Ratanga Junction

  • 3: While using an electric breast pump at the office

  • 4: In an elevator with someone with flatulence

  • 5: On the underground mine tour at Gold Reef City

  • 6: At a trance party at the Coca-Cola Dome amidst three thousand people on acid, wearing glow in the dark gloves

  • 7: On deadline at the Mail and Guardian offices

  • 8: At the dentist in the middle of a root canal procedure

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  • 9: At the circus, as the lions come out, and you’re eating a boerewors roll

  • 10: Base jumping through the Johannesburg CBD, in mid-jump.

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