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Runaway portable toilets menace fleeing passerby during Moscow storm

Inclement weather in Moscow on Friday summoned an unexpected public menace.
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Inclement weather in Moscow on Friday summoned an unexpected public menace: Runaway portable toilets.

Per RT, high winds sent portable toilets skidding across a walkway between the Moscow Museum of Archaeology and the Museum of the Patriotic War in 1812, near by the city's Red Square.

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Clips of the incident show passersby scattering as bright blue toilets slide in their direction.

And yes, you can laugh-- RT says there were no injuries reported.

The bright blue boxes even inspired comparisons to the iconic Doctor Who Tardis, a timely comparison as the show's Series 36 finale aired Saturday.

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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