Oh, the humanity. Germany has just suffered one of the most delicious industrial spills in the world, and Twitter is eager to give it a try.
Earlier this week in Werl, Germany, a “small technical defect” in Westönnen’s DreiMeister chocolate factory brought a ton of milk chocolate out into the streets, according to The Guardian. The sugary confection soon froze to the road, posing an incredibly dangerous risk to drivers. Around two dozen firefighters were dispatched to take out the sugary mess with shovels, hot water, and torches.
Sadly, initial reports fail to disclose whether responding officers were allowed to eat the chocolate when they were done with all the hard work. Hopefully, news reporters covering the story will be given a complimentary slice.
Firefighters chip away 1 ton of milk chocolate that had flown out of a factory and frozen on the pavement in Westoennen, Germany https://t.co/34xJWRvxtl pic.twitter.com/sGIOqOEbJE
— Alec Luhn (@AlecLuhn) December 12, 2018
Sticky mess as tonne of chocolate spills in Germany | https://t.co/UTRyu8EVfW pic.twitter.com/aeTEjW0q8X
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 12, 2018
It didn’t take long for Twitter to fall in love with the mess.
https://twitter.com/Lil_Nido/status/1072858306589282307
Not the German chocolate 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/elOtbMxJI0
— Lori-Jo (@Harmoney12) December 12, 2018
Where's Augustus Gloop when you need him…
— Brandi (@brandiwastaken) December 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/The_BadElf/status/1072861985811816448
Huge chocolate spill in Germany. German officials currently looking for this man… pic.twitter.com/jqBaRl1ZGI
— Rummy (@RumfordJohnny) December 12, 2018
— @ArkhamPolitics@techhub.social (@ArkhamPolitics) December 12, 2018
Plenty of Twitter users volunteered to help.
https://twitter.com/m0rbidmel/status/1072859077833867264
— dreamvillian (@itcould_besweet) December 12, 2018
This is literally how I would have aided the cleaning effort. pic.twitter.com/GI7Ldt8jH5
— Insulin K (@The_Insulin_K) December 12, 2018
I have a team of specialist chocolate cleaners in my house if they need help. We are aged 7, 9, 36 and 42. We work for free.
— Aileen Stewart (@aileenst8) December 12, 2018
The puns practically wrote themselves.
Someone give this headline writer a raise! (cc @DavidBrennan100) https://t.co/b8zx3MUy1f
— Amy B Wang (@amybwang) December 12, 2018
Chocolate road closes road in Germany! What a great sense of humour at the @BBC @BBCR1 @bbcthree @BBCNews #chocoblock #rockyroad #qualitystreet pic.twitter.com/Gb8OY2CRbd
— Annette (@AnnetteTalon) December 12, 2018
Homer Simpson was right!… Germany *is* The Land of Chocolate! Mmmmmm… Chocolate…. pic.twitter.com/YtIDjAEf4x
— Davide Bruzzone (@dbruzzone) December 12, 2018
Not to be a buzzkill, but you probably shouldn’t eat that frozen chocolate. It’s been hanging out in the middle of the road, exposed to all sorts of bacteria, and manhandled by a bunch of firefighters. It looks delicious, sure, but it’s the industrial equivalent of eating frozen chocolate off a sidewalk.
That said, if only the rest of the world could be like Germany, the world would be a sweeter place.
USA: Trump threatens with shut down.
— Sarah 💐🌷🌸 (@Sarah_Schyg) December 12, 2018
UK: Vote of no confidence
France: Protests and looting
Belgium: Government loses majority
…Meanwhile in Germany: CHOCOLATE MADNESS#allgood #undercontrol #brexit #trump #wtf
https://t.co/s5FPhfoz6N