Oleg Mavromatti, a radical performance artist wanted by Russian authorities, is submitting both his case and his very life to the judgment of Internet voters.
The voting is part of a very interactive performance titled Ally/Enemy. And if the majority of participants find him guilty, he says an electric shock will be administered to stop his heart.
The performance began Sunday and is set to end -- perhaps very dramatically -- on Saturday. Each day, Mavromatti straps himself into a homemade electric chair for four hours while users decide whether he should live or die. Wires from a makeshift generator are taped to his temple.
The performance begins each day at 7 p.m. (noon EST) in Sofia, Bulgaria, where Mavromatti has been living. Twenty minutes before the end of each live session -- at 10:40 p.m. local time (3:40 p.m. EST), the votes are tallied. If a majority vote guilty, a device administers a 600,000-volt shock to his body.
The duration of the shock will increase by one second each day. As Mavromatti explains in his blog, one second is enough to burn skin. Three seconds can leave a severe burn. Five seconds can cause a more severe burn and knock the victim unconscious. A shock of six or seven seconds can be fatal.
The shocks will be administered under the supervision of a doctor -- and an electrician. Anyone can vote by signing in at the dedicated website. A vote for life is free; a vote for death costs 50 cents, payable by PayPal. The point isn't the 50 cents, Mavromatti explained in an online interview; it's collecting the payer's data: If you want to kill someone, at least introduce yourself.
Thousands have voted, but thus far the only shocks administered to Mavromatti came during equipment testing. The real danger, however, comes over the next few days.
Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/a...t-users-vote-on-his-fate-live-or-die/19712878
The voting is part of a very interactive performance titled Ally/Enemy. And if the majority of participants find him guilty, he says an electric shock will be administered to stop his heart.
The performance began Sunday and is set to end -- perhaps very dramatically -- on Saturday. Each day, Mavromatti straps himself into a homemade electric chair for four hours while users decide whether he should live or die. Wires from a makeshift generator are taped to his temple.
The performance begins each day at 7 p.m. (noon EST) in Sofia, Bulgaria, where Mavromatti has been living. Twenty minutes before the end of each live session -- at 10:40 p.m. local time (3:40 p.m. EST), the votes are tallied. If a majority vote guilty, a device administers a 600,000-volt shock to his body.
The duration of the shock will increase by one second each day. As Mavromatti explains in his blog, one second is enough to burn skin. Three seconds can leave a severe burn. Five seconds can cause a more severe burn and knock the victim unconscious. A shock of six or seven seconds can be fatal.
The shocks will be administered under the supervision of a doctor -- and an electrician. Anyone can vote by signing in at the dedicated website. A vote for life is free; a vote for death costs 50 cents, payable by PayPal. The point isn't the 50 cents, Mavromatti explained in an online interview; it's collecting the payer's data: If you want to kill someone, at least introduce yourself.
Thousands have voted, but thus far the only shocks administered to Mavromatti came during equipment testing. The real danger, however, comes over the next few days.
Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/a...t-users-vote-on-his-fate-live-or-die/19712878
