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Oh my golly, those are brilliant. The mental picture of the first bloke attempting to eat 41% of his overloaded cheese cargo to make his van roadworthy, i.e. about 500 kilos, is enough on its own. (Would the half-ton weight of the driver afterwards still count against it, though?)
That second story (from 2013) might be even better however. Each successive image is a gem:About 27 tonnes of caramelised brown goat cheese - a delicacy known as Brunost - caught light as it was being driven through the Brattli Tunnel at Tysfjord, northern Norway, last week.
The fire raged for five days and smouldering toxic gases were slowing the recovery operation, officials said.
The tunnel - which is said to be badly damaged - is likely to remain closed for several weeks, they added.
"We can't go in until it's safe," geologist Viggo Aronsen told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
Police officer Viggo Berg said the high concentration of fat and sugar in the cheese made it burn "almost like petrol if it gets hot enough".
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Brunost doesn't have a strong smell, though I can't attest for the aftermath after it's caused a massive tunnel fire. And it really wouldn't go with cream crackers and chuntney, it's too sweet for that. On toast, for breakfast, that's the way to eat it. In fact my breakfast today was a plain bagel, salami milano and brunost. Fusion food. Healthy? Um, ask me another one.
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