Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

Saturday 25th April, 08:27 AM JST

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bcbrownboy at 01:41 PM JST - 25th April

Oops. Seems that the only skills we would only need to work in a museum, is to NOT DROP THINGS! Cho-bonehead.
WilliB at 01:48 PM JST - 25th April

Someone lost face big time. I don´t know how he can show up to work again.
Kyokochan at 02:17 PM JST - 25th April

****don't let him work in a explosives factory
tokyocrawler at 02:19 PM JST - 25th April

his career as a curator is over! who will ever say.."hey,hold on to this for me while I take a pee" again??

The poor fella may even commit suicide over this....

but such irony ,shows how much value we put into delicate history....I guess the theme of this wee leson could be "Move On!" or no use crying over spilt milk?
Potsu at 02:27 PM JST - 25th April

Only in Japan....probably was fake anyway.
shackleberry at 03:49 PM JST - 25th April

Imbecile! Give him the sack.
likeitis at 04:18 PM JST - 25th April

I would bet the guy is really old with shakey hands and should not be handling anything of delicacy anymore.

nandakandamanda: One of the students had decided to test its strength and had broken it in half. He hadn't said anything, and he never apologized or even removed his little brimmed fashion hat.

You should be more careful what you hand to animals. Next time, before allowing students to handle anything, ask who would like to break it. Those who raise their hands don't get to touch it. Those wearing hats in class are automatically excluded as well, unless they are nursing students.
likeitis at 04:20 PM JST - 25th April

Also nandakandamanda, I just want to tell you that I feel your pain. That is an awful story about someone who probably should never have been allowed in a classroom but should probably just be pulling some guy's plow somewhere.
nandakandamanda at 05:59 PM JST - 25th April

Thanks, likeitis. There is often a lot hidden between the lines, hahaha, but it gave me an opportunity to reflect that the people who made the knife coin and the glass necklace above were probably people just like you and me, and 2,500 years is just a heavy illusion, nothing more.
redneckzombie at 09:09 PM JST - 25th April

Poor dude, I know I'd feel horrible...
bushlover at 01:03 AM JST - 26th April

Haha. What does incompetent mean anyway?
kavikahi at 12:49 PM JST - 26th April

And if it happened because of you how would you post?
dennis0bauer at 03:31 PM JST - 27th April

from curator to cleaner?
poctailon at 11:46 PM JST - 27th April

it's the nature of glass, "nice one!"
wanderlust at 08:07 AM JST - 28th April

At least J-police have not arrested him......yet