A costly comedy moment went awry.
It’s only the British who can make a cringe-worthy comedy sequence in a museum. In 2006, a British guy visiting a museum had an embarrassing (and costly) moment when his shoelace fell undone as he walked down some stairs. You can probably figure out what occurred next.
When the man tripped, he reached for a vase in an attempt to grab something to steady himself. It wasn’t just any vase, either; it was a Qing dynasty vase from China. He knocked over two other vases while grabbing the vase, totaling roughly $120,000 in damages.