Russian aeroplane loses gold-silver bars on take-off

[PsychedelicLiz]

A plane laden with tonnes of gold-silver alloy was taking off from Yakutsk airport in Siberia when a loading hatch broke off. Some 200 bars, each weighing about 20kg (44 pounds), were then scattered across the runway.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43416950

[Zonesylvania]

I've heard of pennies from heaven but this is ridiculous.

[Kimr]

Good thing it happened on the runway and not in the sky. Midas slam.

[RearAdmiral]

So I'm guessing the article doesn't mention the four guys in clown masks running around with rifles

[Tinn]

I'm curious if the bars left dents or holes in the tarmac.

[Karmah]

Quite a golden shower

[gman003-main]

Probably not - they're built to handle pretty heavy loads. More likely the bars got dented or warped than the tarmac.

[Crazy Ivan]

Alternate Headline: Even Vladimir Putin's Luggage Gets Lost