American tourist impales himself on spike at Colosseum in Rome - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-05-05/american-tourist-impales-himself-on-spike-at-colosseum-left-dangling-in-excruciating-pain

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Kalothar@lemmy.ca · 44 pts · 1y (1 reply)

TLDR;

He lived, received 80 stitches and was also a resident of Taiwan

ramble81@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

Almost had a Darwin Award candidate

Snowclone@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y

Hopefully no one starts a religion over this...

BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Oh look, an American who doesn't respect a wall.

blakenong@lemmings.world · 7 pts · 1y

I’m sure there were rules saying not to do whatever he did, which is why he did it

treadful@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Colosseum demands blood.

cyphear@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y

IceFoxX@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

FCK americans

Edit: as German i say fck German Tourist too... oh and fck british Tourist too... Should be the 3 worst sorts of Tourist in the west.

GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)
FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

Do you have a maps link?

card797@champserver.net · 1 pts · 1y

Ouch, anyway.