Giant John Paul II crucifix falls and instantly crushes young man to death in Italy

Normally, I’m make up some snark about how this is an omen, or maybe Loki pulling a prank or some such. But not in this case. No, it’s not because I’ve suddenly developed a sense of humanity or compassion for poor unfortunates that I don’t personally know or some such silly thing. No, it’s because this wasn’t just any crucifix… it was an *artsy* crucifix. One look at it screams “Hello, I’m a structural failure waiting to happen.”

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I have difficulty believing that any competent structural engineer ever thought this was a good idea.