A man climbed the Las Vegas Sphere and landed himself in jail

[beschizza]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/02/07/a-man-climbed-the-las-vegas-sphere-and-landed-himself-in-jail.html

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[Brainspore]

@beschizza

told his followers that he undertook the feat in order to raise money for a homeless pregnant woman.

Not really seeing how that financial plan works. Did an eccentric billionaire promise to cover cover her child-rearing expenses if Des Champs got himself arrested in the biggest public spectacle he could manage?

[theophrastus]

nerdy concern aside, put any rope-around/weight on any of the gazillion* LED pucks and you could really kill some pixels

(* got curious. it’s 1.2 million. so a bit shy of a gazillion)

[atteSmythe]

@beschizza

told his followers

All I needed to know, really.

[fuzzyfungus]

It is…possible…that someone whose username on instagram is “prolife.spiderman” is more interested in the appearance of the needs of the pregnant being attended to than to the sordid accounting of actually making sure that happens.

If his claims of a Turning Point USA connection aren’t lies; there may also be some background money involved(more likely in covering his activities than in actually reaching a poor; of course).

[kmoser]

It’s also possible that if enough people hear about the pregnant woman, some will step forward and donate to her.

[sdmikev]

@theophrastus

(* got curious. it’s 1.2 million. so a bit shy of a gazillion)

Saw this video about the Sphere the other day, for sure worth a watch, IMO -

What's inside of the Sphere? (Las Vegas)

[danimagoo]

@beschizza

The climber was Madison Des Champs

His name is Maison, not Madison.

@beschizza

undertook the feat in order to raise money for a homeless pregnant woman

Bullshit. He’s a well known anti-abortion stunt puller. This guy is an asshole.

[euansmith]

“This building is redefining entertainment as we know it…”

Apparently, the building even redefines the word “sphere”. I guess this is correct, as the building is not a sphere.

[KathyPartdeux]

[Mindysan33]

@euansmith

I guess this is correct, as the building is not a sphere.

[anothernewbbaccount]

Well, that’s the part of the story that’s missing.

[JustGoodSense]

@theophrastus

…a bit shy of a gazillion

More precisely, that’s three metric buttloads.

[mr_raccoon]

[kmoser]

Yeah, if only reporters had taken the time to ask about those details, huh?

[Drhaggis]

Gotta have big balls to attempt that.

[FloridaManJefe]

i don’t think testicular size has anything to do with this level of performative assholery and sheer idiocy. the knock-on being the additional information given upthread that points to the true nature of his stunt.
to me, that points to the miniscule nature of his thinking and shallowness of his “cause”.

[Drhaggis]

Big Balls. 350-foot tall Sphere. Balls. Sphere.

[FGD135]

Everybody gets it.
Few think it’s really funny.

[Drhaggis]

I’m sorry. This is all I have.

Few think it’s really funny.

May have this on my Tombstone.