In preparing for our upcoming trip we are trying to find "interesting" sights for all of us to see...and this one stood out as one that was perfect for Luke. Who could go wrong with something called "Well of Death"? Only challenge is keeping him from doing it...
Mike
In India, the show is also known as the
Well of Death and can be seen in the various
melas (fairs) held across the country.
[3]Apart from motorcycles, the act may also feature other vehicles such as cars. As of 2005, this act has been performed regularly in
Adilabad in
India using
automobiles instead of motorcycles.
[4]The show involves a temporary cylindrical structure about 25 feet high and 30 feet in diameter (or sometimes even wider when cars are to be involved) assembled together by association of hardwood planks. The people who wish to see (audience) stand upon the platform build around the circumference of the structure and gaze down into the round hollow where motorcyclists or cars drive.
[5]The vehicle remains in the orbit, because of the carefully-built perfect circlular structure. This leads to centrifugal forces, and the vehicle is able hold to its motion upon an almost vertical wall as easily and spontaneously as if it were on normal ground.
[6][7]This is risky but accidents rarely happen so authorities have never been known to interfere. The only condition is that the moving body (bike or car) should not stop while it is on the "wall" of the so-called well for that will cut the centrifugal pressure and gravity will take its toll.
