Girl Trips, Dents Warhol

Like it's not embarrassing enough to just trip and stumble in a public place. A young visitor to the Seattle Art Museum suffered even further embarrassment by tripping and falling into a world famous work of art. The stumbling Seattlite damaged Double Elvis, a piece by Andy Warhol. According to the Slog's report on the incident, the SAM's spokesperson said the piece had been dented and was sent to the museum's conservators for repair.

While accidentally donating your wedding ring and other jewelry to charity would be embarrassing and incredibly unfortunate, damaging a Warhol with your clumsiness would be impossible to live down. Ironically, the girl tripped over a barrier on the floor meant to protect the painting from visitors. Guess that plan worked out better in theory than in practice. Visitors to the SAM will have to wait until at least mid-June to see Warhol's Double Elvis in its full glory. Until then, visitors can see One-and-a-Half Elvises, which we admit doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

"Ouch!" by Seattlest Flickr Contributor Sunil Garg