Man Confined to Steel Box, Video Streams Online
It's a man living in a steel box, and you can watch him live online.
Throwing a man into a metal box for thirty days seems rather wacked. But then again, astronauts are expected to live in close quarters for a six-month, one-way trip whenever NASA decides to send man to Mars. Still the idea seems disturbing, and curious web surfers can check out a man-in-a-box streaming live to Internet browsers by heading here.
The prisoner in question, Tim Shaw, has no idea of his whereabouts, knowing only that he's somewhere familiar. He can't even come out until someone finds him, or presumably when the thirty days has expired.
The wardrobe-sized box isn't without some furnishings however: he sleeps on a makeshift bed, a few lights are mounted on the "ceiling," and various items are handy to keep his mind somewhat occupied. Two cameras are mounted within the box: one placed over his head and one mounted behind his head. Someone is also feeding him one meal a day.
Apparently there's a contest behind this display of isolation. Anyone in the UK who spots this metal box will win £30k. Someone might need to find this chap rather quick, as TechEYE reports that he's been talking to an egg named Collin, and even pretended to have an interview.
No one has reported seeing Shaw go to the washroom.
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Huh, he probably should have figured out the bathroom situation before he shut himself in the box lol.
Huh, he probably should have figured out the bathroom situation before he shut himself in the box lol.
lol.
Also, what are the chances the "live stream" is fake?
Holy ...
Truman Show anyone?
30 days? This dude will suffer some major psychological damage once he reemerges, and from the looks of it, some physical problems too. As for comparing this to anything related to a NASA mission - let's not forget that NASA keeps its astronauts physically and mentally active so it's hardly appropriate to compare that to a silly man laying in a metal coffin for 30 days.
Perhaps he wants to keep his bathroom business private by going in the dark
David Blaine wanna-be...
David Blaine wanna-be...
lol +1
I think I'd go insane the first day in there, hate small spaces.
The whole thing is kind of screwy. The box can't be sealed. Air has to be exchanged somehow. Somebody brings a meal. Who knows?
How does he take a dump? I myself have to piss at least 7 times a day. I drink a lot.
It's a nice size box at least. I could do it if I was allowed to have a striped cat, and maybe some books.
Wow. He has notes on his 'wall'. You're think he has an important appointment or something.
@rags_20
The notes all say "DON'T GO INSANE"
ok...
I'd be bored out of my mind. I'd need a rather hefty box of tissues and a tub of Crisco to keep me from going insane. Watch that world!
Hmm, they helped narrowing down finding him, we have his name, and the fact he's somewhere familiar. Which means he's ether somewhere he knows or likes going to or somewhere near friends or family, also, given the weather here recently he has to be indoors otherwise the metal box would make him freeze to death. Does Tim Shaw have a facebook page?
WILSONNNNNN!!!!!!
i'd be all over this if it were 2 hot girls with a shower head instead
what you don't see behind the camera pointed at the back of his head is the big opening that he goes through that leads into the house where he takes a dump and a shower, has good meals, watches some hulu and checks his farmville before heading back inside to put on the next act.
How'd he poop?
Wonder how much he's being paid cause he's certainly not doing it for ****'s and giggles.
When he's sleeping it cuts to the loop of him sleeping, while he goes out and gets his shower/makeup redone and his next lines from the director. Probably 30 days worth of 'live' feed taped over 90 days (back in 2009.) 2 days off with one night sleeping in the box and 1 x 16 hour day in the box every 3rd day. Then they spent Jan/Feb cutting and editing, maybe adding a few days to correct 'glitches.'
like everyone else, naturaly
WTF! Seriously? WTF!!
30 days? This dude will suffer some major psychological damage once he reemerges,...
I suspect that he already has some "major psychological damage."
reminds me of Untraceable...
now, if he grew some multiple personality disorder he would not feel lonely. oh wait, he already had.
"Live" streaming now in serious doubt. Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gYa-9F8zKA
to see evidence