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Ford blimp crashes inside Portland Trail Blazers arena

Fri, Dec 5 2014
Portland basketball fans got a free, very safe recreation of the Hindenburg disaster when a Ford airship crashed into the stands during a game between the Trail Blazers and Indiana Pacers. Reportedly no one was hurt, but arena staff trying to push the inflatable vehicle through a hole it was too big for, made for some fantastic video and photos.

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Check out two clips of the incident, below. The first gives an idea of just how hard it was to fit the blimp through the exit of the arena, and the second is a time-lapse look from someone right next to the action. All these clips need is Yakety Sax as background music for some true Internet gold.

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  • News Source: Twitter, 3lilpigs81, Turner Team, Inc via YouTube [1], [2], Deadspin
  • Auto News
  • Humor
  • Ford
  • portland
  • blimp
  • dirigible

By Chris Bruce

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