The entire internet cringed after seeing this video of a kid tripping and destroying a $1.5 million painting

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Everyone is feeling really bad today after watching this viral video of a kid getting into some accidental trouble at an art exhibition in Taiwan.

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According to news channel Focus Taiwan, the 12-year-old in question was holding a drink when he tripped and fell into an incredibly valuable piece of art. 

Here's how it went down via the surveillance video they say was provided by the exhibition.

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It started innocently enough, with the boy standing idly by while people check out the painting in question behind him. The piece is a 17th Century oil painting called "Flowers," by Paolo Porpora, according to Focus Taiwan.

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Boy destroys painting

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Then, for some reason, he gets a little wobbly next to the rope guarding the painting.

Boy destroys painting

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At that point, there was no stopping the momentum, and the unthinkable happened (here's the part where the internet cringed at once).

Boy destroys painting

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Oh, that's just not very good at all, poor kid.

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An expensive mistake, but a mistake nonetheless.

Focus Taiwan says the organizers say that they won't make the boy and his family pay for the damage to the ~350-year-old painting.

And in case you were wondering that the painting looked like before this went down, here it is:

Flowers Painting

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You can see the whole event in video here:

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 h/t Mashable

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