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The biggest challenge for any skater who doesn\u2019t live in frigid environs? Available ice sheets.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Space World theme park in Kitakyushu City attempted to create one for its patrons, with a rather novel twist: Under the ice were 5,000 sea creatures, frozen in\u00a0place.<\/p>\n

Fish. Crabs. Many other aquatic friends, whose rigid carcasses made for impressive designs on the ice. If the Canadian national hockey team can freeze a loonie under the ice for good luck, we can\u2019t imagine the good fortune one would experience with 5,000 Japanese fish under their skates.<\/p>\n

Called \u201cFreezing Port,\u201d it was billed as a one-of-a-kind attraction on the park\u2019s Facebook page, and included captions on the photos of the fish that translated as \u201cI am d\u2026 d\u2026 drowning, s \u2026 s\u2026 suffocating,\u201d<\/em> according to CNN International.<\/p>\n

To the surprise of absolutely no one outside of the absolute monsters that run Japan\u2019s Space World theme park, there was backlash. And, of course, the backlash led to the park closing the rink on Sunday and apologizing for its very existence.<\/p>\n

From CNN:<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy is it fun to skate over the frozen?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>a Japanese Facebook page called Relief Pain Animals said. \u201cIt is shocking that this kind of idea was taken up normally in Japan \u2026 This is the worst attraction educationally.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Other regular social media users voiced their fury at the park\u2019s new attraction. \u201cThis really makes me upset. Do you think children are happy to see this fish in skate rink?\u201d Miura Tsubasa commented. \u201cYou have no soul to plan such an event to begin with,\u201d another user called Misaki said.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a statement, Space World said it apologized for those who found the ice rink uncomfortable.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cTherefore we will cancel the event of the Ice Museum from today,\u201d the statement said.<\/em><\/p>\n

From Tokyo Reporter, the park says live fish weren\u2019t used in the exhibit, which explains the intricate designs of the dead animals:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe real fish we used were provided wholesale from public fish markets, and these fish sellers are all aware of the purpose of this project,\u201d the public relations department official said. \u201cMany of these fish don\u2019t meet standards for selling to customers. And the big fish like whale sharks, sharks, and rays aren\u2019t real, they\u2019re simply photos that were blown up and embedded in the ice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

When asked to explain what the project is about, Space World said it \u201cwanted people to interact with the creatures of the sea\u2026The attraction is divided into multiple zones, including a \u2018deep sea zone,\u2019 with accompanying explanations about the kinds of fish on display.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Well that sounds super exciting. If only there were facilities around the world where people could, you know, view aquatic creatures in a manmade habitat so people could interact with them. Oh, and also a place where they SWIM AROUND AND BE ALIVE AND AREN\u2019T [EXPLETIVE] FROZEN IN A SKATING RINK.<\/p>\n

Now, we don\u2019t know if any hockey would ever be played here. As of now, this is a \u201chockey adjacent\u201d story involving an ice rink. But if you\u2019re someone that\u2019s like \u2018why is this on a hockey blog?\u2019<\/em> then we\u2019ll counter that with the obvious retort: What do 5,000 dead fish have to do with Space?<\/p>\n\n

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