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Philadelphia has taken its fight to keep Eagles fans
from climbing poles on Broad Street to the next level by
greasing them up with water-resistant hydraulic fluid.
The move comes after the poles were greased with Crisco
ahead of the NFC Championship, only to still see Eagles fans
successfully climb despite their slickness.
Should the Eagles take home their first Super Bowl in
franchise history, you can be sure that Philadelphia fans will
do their best to defy the grease once again.
The city of Philadelphia is once again attempting to deter Eagles
fans from climbing on poles after the Eagles play.
Ahead of their NFC Championship matchup against the Minnesota
Vikings, Philadelphia police enlisted the
help of "Crisco Cops," who spent the hours before kickoff
greasing up poles with Crisco in an effort to prevent Eagles
fans from causing destruction as they took to Broad Street after
the game.
The Crisco didn't work — after the Eagles rout of the Vikings
secured them a Super Bowl berth, fans took to the streets to
celebrate, and seeing the greased poles as a challenge rather
than a deterrent, climbed to their hearts' content.
Just hours before the Super Bowl, the city of Philadelphia once
again attempted to keep fans on the ground level, this time
opting for hydraulic fluid to keep their poles
slicked.
— Caitlin McCabe (@mccabe_caitlin) February 4, 2018
Philadelphia pole climbers: meet your match tonight. As predicted, no Crisco on the poles. Instead, police are using hydraulic fluid. And it's water resistant, too, they said, so this afternoon's rain won't make it any easier for you to climb. pic.twitter.com/5GvI9BRhaQ
Only time will tell if their plan works a bit better this time
around. But if the Eagles wind up winning their first Super Bowl
in franchise history, my money would be on the Philly fans.
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