World News 24-03-2005 who: Director of public protection Patxi Fernández what: To coat streets with non-slip chemical during Bull Run where: Pamplona, Spain when: July snippet: The local authorities hope to avoid a pile-up of human and animal bodies at the notorious Mercaderes Curve thousands of people come to the town this summer to run with the bulls. "Cobblestones on this street corner, and perhaps others, will be treated with an acid that increases the micropores in the stone and makes it non-slip," explains The Times. "The advantage is that it works even better in the wet and the streets are usually hosed down prior to the bull runs." [... more]

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