Power play: do Philadelphia Eagles fans really throw batteries on the field
Trust Spanish fans to throw classier food. Yes, although Chelsea fans used to throw celery.
Duracell teases Philly about its history with throwing batteries in perfect Super Bowl tweet
As soon as Philadelphia made its playoff run to the Super Bowl, there were jokes about batteries. After all, this is the city of fans known for throwing them on the field and even at Doug Pederson during his playing days. And while there have been no reports of massive throwing of batteries post-any Eagles games this year, this Twitter moment from Duracell is the best jab at a city whose electronics might have been a little worse for the wear on Monday morning.
This was far from the only battery-related joke on Sunday: There was a bit of panic after everyone realized that Bud Light gave Philadelphia fans detachable batteries with a promotional cup during the Super Bowl:
But, luckily, there have been no reports of widespread dismantling of the cups and throwing of their batteries. [jwplayer RFzokCQx-t2dCqACG]
Power play: do Philadelphia Eagles fans really throw batteries on the field?
Fans of the Super Bowl winners have been known to hurl batteries at players. Is that how the team kept going and going and going on Sunday night?
Mon 5 Feb 2018 14.17 CET Last modified on Tue 19 Jun 2018 13.19 CESTName: batteries.
Age: 219 years; they were invented in 1799 by Alessandro Volta.
Appearance: Cylindrical, disc-like, cuboid, shiny.
Batteries, yes. I do know what they are. Well done, but do you know what they’re for?
Making my remote control work. I suppose you could use them for that. But it’s not their main purpose in Philadelphia.
Oh. What is? Throwing them at sports stars you don’t like. At least that’s what Philadelphia Eagles fans do.
Didn’t they just win the Superbowl Cup? Shouldn’t they be in a good mood? It’s just the “Super Bowl”, but yes, they did. And now much of the US is cowering from Philadelphia’s memorably raucous fans and their battery-throwing antics.
What kind of batteries? I suppose a few CR2032s would be OK, although you’d lose some spontaneity in the time it takes to prise one from the back of your watch. That’s not their battery of choice. The Eagles’ coach, Doug Pederson, remembers being pelted with size D batteries when he played for them.
Ouch! “Ouch” is not an acceptable word in American football. Besides, throwing things is a beloved part of the culture. In 1968, disgruntled Eagles fans pelted Santa Claus with snowballs during a half-time pageant.
Snowballs are OK. How about Skittles? When Marshawn Lynch was a running back for the Seattle Seahawks, fans used to pelt him with his favourite treat when he scored a touchdown.
That sounds quite nice. Tasty even. Snacking is a common theme around the world. Paul Gascoigne ate a Mars bar that was thrown at him by Newcastle fans while he was playing for Spurs. A hamburger was thrown at Gary Neville by Liverpool fans. Barcelona fans threw a whole pig’s head at Luís Figo.
Trust Spanish fans to throw classier food. Yes, although Chelsea fans used to throw celery.
Celery? Fans at Stamford Bridge enjoy singing a rude ditty about the post-watershed uses for the vegetable. Chucking them came later.
How thoughtful – and an improvement on batteries, which could really hurt someone. Indeed, although batteries themselves are an improvement on the motor scooter thrown by Internazionale fans during a game with Atalanta in 2001.
Yikes! And did that become a tradition? Thankfully not.
Do say: “Let’s improve that player’s form by hurting him with missiles.”
Don’t say: “At least Eagles players’ remote controls always work.”
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