Mental_Floss has a great article up right now about people in the real world who have dressed up in supehero costumes and done heroic things. Among them is the story I posted a while back about a guy in a Spider-man suit rescuing an Autistic kid, but the story that really made me laugh this time around was a guy who dressed up as Batman (pictured above) who helped save a group of people in Bangkok last week from a hijaked gas truck.
Here's what happened. There was some sort of angry protest going on. A group of the protestors hijacked a gas truck, parked it in front of an apartment building and opened a value to enusre that the police wouldn't shoot at them for risk of igniting the gas. Tensions were running high and people (especially innocent bystanders) were in danger of getting seriously hurt.
Then came Batman to the rescue! Out of nowhere, a person in the crowd, wearing a Batman suit and holding a video camera, jumped out and ran towards the truck, as seen in this video from Channel 3 news. The running Batman brought much-needed laughs and amusement to the stressed-out residents and protesters alike. The tension in the scene was lowered significantly.The Batman then climbed on the back of the gas truck and yelled, “Batman is here!”, distracting the protesters in the area and brighten up the atmosphere.
While the crowd was distracted, a government official sneaked into the gas truck and drove it away. Batman made his exit on the back of a water truck that had been standing by, in case a fire had started.
I always thought that Batman wore his suit to drive fear into the hearts of criminals everywhere. This time around, his outfit seemed to only make people laugh. Either way though, his presence saved the day, and possibly even saved lives. Way to go Batman!
Be sure to read the rest of the article for some more amusing caped crusading done by real people. There's even a story of a drunken Captain America. I kid you not.
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