SINGAPORE, July 6 -- One of Singapore's most powerful military machines found itself in a decidedly unmilitary scrape yesterday, when a Leopard tank brushed up against a traffic light outside Parliament House during a National Day Parade (NDP) preview.

The hefty, armoured vehicle was making a right turn past the Supreme Court when it clipped the traffic signal, leaving the light visibly askew - and the Internet lighting up.

A video posted to Facebook page SG Road Vigilante at 9.55pm yesterday captured the awkward moment.

By 9am today, it had racked up nearly half a million views, 2,400 likes and hundreds of comments, ranging from technical diagnoses to tongue-in-cheek jabs.

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