Bouncy Titanic goes down badly

A bouncy castle version of the Titanic - complete with inflatable icebergs - has been branded "sick" by critics at a toy trade fair.

The 40ft high slide is a replica of the ill-fated luxury liner which sank on its maiden voyage to New York in 1912 drowning 1,517 passengers and crew.

It shows the crippled liner sinking with its keel raised high in the air as if it is just about to disappear under the waves forever.

Organisers of the bouncy castle fair in Ibach, Switzerland, say the exhibit has gone down well with visitors.

But Switzerland's Titanic Club spokesman Gunter Babler said: "Is it ethical to let kids slide down the decks of a blow up Titanic? Hundreds of people died sliding down those decks."

And one visitor said: "It's pretty sick. It's like having a bouncy graveyard.

"No-one could forget that scene from the Titanic movie with all the people sliding down the decks to their deaths. It's very insensitive."

But organiser Franziska Bhend explained: "The tragic Titanic accident happened years ago and those emotions have been dealt with long ago.

"Now people are having fun on the slide and enjoying themselves."