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No, that isn't really a guy about to fall off a billboard next to the Deck
By adamg on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 8:17am
Mark Garfinkel reports on a mannequin that appears to be about to pull an Orange Line from a billboard just past the Zakim at the Charlestown/Somerville line:
... Two calls were placed to Boston and Somerville fire departments regarding a possible suicidal man on top of a billboard yesterday morning. ...
Mark also provides a photo.
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I'd probably call 911 too
especially if driving by this at 55 mph which doesn't give much opportunity to look at it closely. It may fall under the category of "attractive nuisance".
What I don't understand is what the mannequin has to do with the advertisement (for a heating oil company).
Well ...
Would you stand on a billboard for $300?
Equal and opposite
I might stand on a billboard for $300 of heating oil, but I'd also do it for a Klondike bar. Or several.
How many Klondike bars would be required to counteract the heat generated by the oil? Assume 1 bar = 360 kilocalories. Show your work.
MBTA orders dummy off the billboard
The Herald reports. They can do that because they own the billboard.