Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, certain people decided it would be fun to enclose themselves in a cage surrounded by angry felines.
Observe.
This was only one "stop" for German performance artist Arnd Drossel, who was on a 220-mile roll through the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia to raise money for psychiatric patients. To quote:
He accepts that some observers will judge him 'a stripe short of a tiger' for including this particular area of the Stukenbrock Safari Park on his route.
But he insists his protective capsule - 250 high-grade steel strands welded into something resembling a massive ball of wool - is strong enough to keep him safe. Drossel, 38, who designs furniture for a living when not suffering for his art, will eat, sleep and move in the ball.
He propels it by simply shifting his weight in a walking motion, and aims to cover 13 miles a day.
'I got the idea for this because, about a year ago, I hit a low and
realised how little help there was out there,' he said.
'I set about thinking of a way to publicize those who need psychiatric help and came up with this.
'Basically, the whole concept is about finding the courage to do something and inspire courage in those who have lost their confidence along with much else.'
[Thank you thisislondon.co.uk]
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