{"id":2913,"date":"2013-10-15T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2013-10-09T14:05:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T18:05:53","slug":"urban-planet-bird-plane-submarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2013\/10\/15\/urban-planet-bird-plane-submarine\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: It\u2019s a bird, it\u2019s a plane, it\u2019s a\u2026 submarine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The people of Milan woke up to a strange sight on October 1<sup>st<\/sup>. As tourists and locals alike walked the streets of the city, they were met with \u201cemergency workers\u201d rushing to the scene of a submarine that had seemingly run aground on dry land, and more specifically, in the middle of one of their urban streets. This bizarre sight stopped people in their tracks, leaving them tweeting and instagramming, thanks to the hashtag #L1F3 being conveniently located on the side of the sub. For more on this \u201cbreaking news\u201d and the reason behind this stunt visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymodernmet.com\/profiles\/blogs\/europ-assistance-italia-protect-your-life-l1f3 \">here<b>.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Image courtesy <\/i><i>of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymodernmet.com\/profiles\/blogs\/europ-assistance-italia-protect-your-life-l1f3 \">My Modern Met<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you\u2019d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The people of Milan woke up to a strange sight on October 1st. 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