Weird But True

American student rescued from giant stone vagina

Well that’s embarrassing.

A US exchange student had to be delivered from a giant stone vagina in Germany after a dare went awry.

imgur via Erick Guzman
German emergency services were called to make a safe withdrawal of the student from the marble sculpture of a vulva in the grounds of Tubingen University Institute of Microbiology.

It ended up being quite a public spectacle.

Some 22 firefighters in five emergency vehicles arrived to watch the drama being played out on a public footpath.

Local residents were also amused.

imgur via Erick Guzman
“I was there!!! He just wanted to take a funny picture,” witness Erick Guzman posted to Imgur. “The fire department was not really amused, and he was really embarrassed.”

A short labor produced results. The delivery proved not to be complicated, firefighters said, and was achieved by hand without any mechanical intervention.

The 13-year-old, $163,000 statue, designed by Peruvian artist Fernando de la Jara, was said to be recovering well. The name, “Pi-Chacan,” means “making love” in a Peruvian Indian dialect.

Exactly how the student explained his position to local authorities has not yet been reported.