In this edition: the mayor of Boston asks residents to stop snow jumping from windows; the Ecuadorian president set on ending online satire; and the latest offering from the team at "Dude Perfect".
BOSTON MAYOR ASKS RESIDENTS TO STOP SNOW JUMPING FROM WINDOWS
The past few weeks have set a record for the snowiest 30 day period ever in Boston. The north-eastern US city has endured three snowstorms in less than a month, bringing over 115 centimetres of the white stuff. A lot of locals however have made the most of the situation by taking up a new game: the “Boston Blizzard Challenge”.
It consists of jumping from a balcony or window into a pile of snow down below. As we can see from these videos doing the rounds online, the challenge has drawn scores of daredevils … keen to share their exploits. For some of course, the higher the better, and they have plunged from the second of third floor of their homes, or shown off some impressive moves on the way down …
Social networkers may be finding it all very funny, but the local authorities are not quite so amused. And in view of the growing number of “Boston Blizzard Challenge” videos emerging online, the Mayor, Marty Walsh, decided to take action. He held a press conference on Tuesday February 17, urging people to stop the snow jumping, describing it as stupid and potentially dangerous.
Some web users have responded by saying the Mayor of Boston is actually partly responsible for this new craze. This Twitter post for example says it wouldn’t be so popular if the local authorities had been clearing up the piles of snow that have accumulated across the city over the past few weeks.
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