This is a Hasbro FurReal pony—basically a $US270 stuffed animal that wiggles its ears and neighs. Unfortunately for one little boy or girl, it’s apparently the sort of toy that gets blown up by confused bomb squads.
Apparently the folks at Waterbridge Elementary School in Orange County dealt with quite a bit of panic after an abandoned FurReal pony was discovered in a cul-de-sac near the school. The school was placed under lockdown, the authorities were called, and the bomb squad arrived to remove the potential threat—by blowing it up. [Arbroath via CublicleBot via Nerd Approved]
Photo via product page.
Shane
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 3:14 PMI say they were just board and hadn’t had the chance to blow anything up for awhile…cut backs can be bitch :P
Dean
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 3:24 PMQuote: “they blew it up just to be safe”
No, they blew it up because they could.
None
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 4:53 PMWoohoo…. lets send the troops to pakistan. The taliban will be laughing so hard at our destruction of some decadent capitalist kids toy from fear that we could probably pin-point where they’re hiding…
Kif
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 6:17 PMDamn PETA won’t let us blow up real ones anymore.
Not a cat person
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 10:32 PMOMG
A kid left a toy near a park and a school.
What are the odds?