Mankind has created spectacular works of art, engineered incredibly tall buildings, designed impressive supercomputers, lived in outerspace, discovered cures for nasty diseases. As a whole, nothing can compare to human intelligence, but sometimes, humans may get more 'time in' than 'time out'.

Fleeing thief requests time out, gets time inside instead

Jun 27 2007 - Associated Metro Limited

Philippine police chased down an unfit thief on Tuesday after he ran out of breath and asked his pursuers for a 'time out.'

He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 meter sprint,' Erwin Buenceso, one of the arresting officers, told local radio station dzBB.

Buenceso said the man and an accomplice broke into a house in the Philippine capital and stole two expensive mobile phones. Screams from the residence alerted a local police patrol, which gave chase.

The robber asked for a 'time out' using hand signals.

After he regained his composure, police seized the two stolen phones and brought him to a station for questioning.