Weird News

Melting flute halts orchestra concert

A Swedish orchestra playing instruments made out of ice had to stop its performance when a flute began to melt.

Instrument maker Tim Linharts, has carved functioning flutes, violins and a double bass out of ice.

The instruments were played for the first time at a concert in a gigantic igloo in this week, which was said to be a complete success apart from the flute incident.

“The musicians still do not know how to handle the instruments properly,” Linharts said.

Flute player Gunilla von Bahr’s instrument started melting due to her hot breath.

“Next time I will keep 10 ice flutes at hand in case it happens again.”

Linharts says the musicians will keep their instruments in a freezer and only take them out to practice or perform.

Russia blanketed by red snow

The upper part of Russia has been blanketed by a red colored snow that resulted from a sandstorm that began as a tornado in Mongolia.

“The winds of the cyclone embraced dust particles that colored the fallouts,” meteorologist Yuri Meseznikov said.

Russian officials have been broadcasting weather bulletins to explain the cause of the snow after panicked locals bombarded police and emergency services.

The red snow comes just weeks after yellow snow was found on Russia’s Far East island of Sakhalin, which was caused by pollution from an oil and gas factory.

Bigger bills for bigger hotel guests

A German hotel has started calculating fees according to the weight of the guest.

The three-star Ostfriesland hotel in northern Germany charges the equivalent of 60 cents for every two pounds.

Under this system, a thin man weighing 130 pounds pays about $35 a night, but a man weighing 220 pounds would be forced to shell out around $60.

“Slim guests live longer and can therefore come more often and that is why we reward them,” owner Juergen Heckroth said.