Our fush en chups-eating neighbours are facing a $1.5 billion damage bill as they continue to be knocked about by aftershocks from the weekend’s earthquake. But that’s the least of their problems. Kiwis are staring at a mind-blowing crisis of unimaginable proportions: all their sugar could be contaminated with shards of glass!
OK, probably not. But can you imagine how disastrous that would be?
These photos were taken by Gizmodo reader George’s mate’s coworkers – who work at a CSR factory in New Zealand – shortly after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake ravaged Christchurch. CSR is responsible for 80 per cent of New Zealand’s sugar production, although as some of you have pointed out in the comments, this pic is from CSR’s Viridian glass business in Christchurch, so there really isn’t a risk for Kiwi glass-flavoured sugar.
Before you sink your teeth into that cream-filled bun, please spare a thought for our (possibly) sugar-free dancing warrior friends.
[Thanks George!]
Pointyweasel
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:25 PMAre we sure that’s not the CSR owned Viridian glass center in Christchurch?
Steev
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:33 PMThats what I was thinking. I was wondering why there would be so much glass laying around in a sugar factory…
Mike Wilson
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:45 PMLets see how these sugar free dancing warriors do to the Wally-beez this weekend. Vote who thinks it will be 11 in a row?
d33v
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:55 PMI was just thinking the same thing!
Glen T
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:27 PMDoes seem like a lot of glass and not much sugar in those photos…
Chewy Bravo
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:38 PMhmmmmm.
its strange that they need so much glass at a sugar factory.
R u sure that CSR is not the name of a glass company aswell as a sugar company?
shafty
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 1:42 PMyeah, looks like a glass hut to me
Martin
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 2:28 PMim pretty sure CSR manufactures goods other than sugar.
Slick rick
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 2:51 PMThat is a glass factory you nappy heads…CSR owns glass and sugar business’s as well as various other business’s like Brick’s Gyprock etc and they don’t make sugar in the glass factory…lol, never seen sheets of sugar like that before!
Pointyweasel
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 4:04 PMWell played with the headline change Giz well played :)
Martin Cole
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 4:07 PMCSR owns a glass business (Viridian) which includes an operation in Christchurch. It is completely separate from NZ Sugar Limited which, whilst also owned by CSR, has a refinery based in Auckland. There is no risk of glass in sugar. Such a suggestion is simply ludicrous and grossly irresponsible.
Martin Cole, Investor Relations, CSR Limited
Jason Hill
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 10:19 PMludicrous, grossly irresponsible, and funny.
sarujin
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 4:07 PMAgain, it a glass factory. New Zealand only has one sugar factory and that is Chelsea Sugar (owned by CSR) based in North Shore City, it is viewable as the large orange/pink factory from the Auckland Harbour bridge.
DK_Son
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 4:56 PMMebeh deh grind down the glass to mek sum shoogar.
Kevin Russell
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 5:48 PMLots of broken glass still looks cool.
jeremee
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 6:23 PMlool
who wrote this?
do they not have the internet to do basic research?
Or EYES! to look and think… “hang on, where’s the sugar, all I see in these photos is glass. Maybe CSR do other things.”
jimbo
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:45 PMI have to agree with Martin from CSR. Without being a stick in the mud, it’s obviously inaccurate and potentially will cause fear and serious loss of income to connect the obvious unrelated sugar and glass activities. And it’s a bit mean to take the piss out of their accent at a time like this (even if their fush and chups are sweet as, bro)
Johnno
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 8:20 PMNice research (not) – how about you get your facts straight first!
Mike Biggs
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11:31 AMhttp://www.viridianglass.com says at the bottom “© 2008 CSR Building Products Ltd”
After working in a glass factory for a few years, I feel the pain of the guys there having to clean this up. Years later when you move a machine or a desk, there’ll be glass pieces still there.