This is a show during fairs

well of death - this well of death is common in india, dare devil performers
India
August 14, 2011 1:46am CST
We call it ‘Maut ka kuaan’, means ‘well or bowl of death’, this well or bowl, about 30 feet deep, is made from wooden plates, supported from outside, SEE PICTURE. You can see daredevil performers on motorbikes and in cars, just feet away from spectators and the floor of the wooden 'bowl'. The performers entertain hundreds as they races around the 'Wall of Death', they also hang out of the cars while speeding around the 30ft wooden wall. The physics behind it is the centrifugal force or the counter-centripetal force, thus the cars and motorbikes are able to circle along the 30ft vertical wall at high speed. Huge crowds pack the top of the 'wall' to watch as performers climb out of car windows or take their hands off motorbike handlebars. Sometimes, they are thrown out, the cars clash with each other, accidents thus occur, but they have substitute performers, the show goes, as if nothing happened. [b]There is another version, they make a well on ground, 10 feet deep, 15 feet wide approximately, here one man performs the same , on a bicycle. Have you ever witnesses such show or any other show at your place during fairs or festivals? Please share and comment.[/b]Thanks in advance. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . Cheers have a lucky day ahead.
4 responses
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
16 Aug 11
No, I certainly never have, but it sure sounds like something I might like to see.
• United States
15 Aug 11
Hi Papa! Wow how exciting to see that picture and can see that those who participate have a great deal of fun. At the same time it must be pretty daring and dangerous too. They must be very daring as I personally would fall to the bottom. lol Thanks for sharing the picture as it helps to understand the discussion. Have a great day.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
hi professor, i once saw this in a carnival and it was scary i didnt try to watch again. lucky though i have not seen any accident during their show. have a nice day. ann
• India
14 Aug 11
Hi dada,I saw that "maut ka kuaan"in fairs(meena bazar)but I don't like it,when I saw that performance first time,my head get round and round,so I never try again to saw any more.