This is a photo of 3 year old Devin Haskin inside one of those toy vending machines not uncommon in bowling alleys. Apparently he took it upon himself to grab a toy. Not with a coin and the moving metal claw mind you, oh no. Devin was too good for that. He climbed up the chute, and ended up stuck amongst the toys for a few hours until the fire department pulled open the door and set him free.

He is SO lucky that the fire department got there before someone like me noticed. I would have gladly spent my entire weeks wages, slotting in coin after coin, trying to grab the kids arm or leg with the claw... or, if I was feeling especially nasty, try beat him around the head with the claw. I would watch him cry and squirm each time the claw shook to life. I think a weeks wages is a fair price to see him crawl into the far corner amongst the stuffed tigers and lay down in the foetal position sucking his thumb. It would have been so worth it just to see the kid begin to develop a serious psychological complex about metal objects. And I bet that those fire department workers seriously thought about chipping in a few coins for a couple of rounds of 'claw Vs child'. Dont try telling me they wouldnt.

Go USA!!