Name: Pull-Ups Go Wrong as Water Pipe Bursts, Flooding Garage at George Mason University
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Description: A water pipe used as an attempted pull-up bar gave way, flooding a parking garage on the campus of George Mason University in Virginia on March 23. The young man responsible turned himself in to university authorities.

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A water pipe used as an attempted pull-up bar gave way, flooding a parking garage on the campus of George Mason University in Virginia on March 23. The young man responsible turned himself in to university authorities.

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