I don't think the post is pathetic at all (though BA has plenty of other potential candidates) and M2M quality is usually good. Just because it isn't the scariest thing someone else has ever seen doesn't make his impression of it wrong or worth mocking. I'm sure it would have startled the crap out of anyone nearby and at least would have left a nasty knot on the head if someone had been standing under it. In the unlikely event of an emergency evacuation it could have potentially impeded egress the way it's hanging.