Top 10: extreme entertainment services
See a play, climb a mountain. Entertainment services are provided for people with all kinds of interests, but for some this is not enough. For those who need something a little more edgy, no matter how weird, cool or extreme, there are companies that provide the services of your dreams or your perfect nightmare...
The weird, unusual and extreme entertainment presented below completely redefines the definition of entertainment and provides new options for people who are tired of the same old and boring entertainment.
10. Attending your own funeral
For just $3,000, a funeral with music and sad decorations is organized for those who wish. The Celebration of Life will be attended by mourners selected to suit the client's lifestyle, and will be supervised by the client. The client will sit among the funeral visitors and listen to a speech about his death, told by the priest, after which he will see how a closed coffin is buried in which he supposedly lies. The package includes a carefully crafted obituary and a remembrance ceremony during which mourners will talk about the “deceased”’s contributions to the world. Clients may experience deep depression from this, or see their life from a different perspective, or even gain a new purpose in life. After all, you can only die twice.
9. Spend the night in the morgue
If a funeral isn't enough for someone, you can add another $2,000 and "stay" at the morgue after a fake accidental death. The client is taken to the establishment in a body bag to which a special badge is attached. The most expensive plan includes an examination by a pathologist with comments. The client is provided with a certificate of cause of death, medical records and a death certificate for relatives. The client also has the opportunity to overhear company employees calling family and friends to report his death.
8. Kidnapping experience
The French company Ultime Realite provides a full simulated kidnapping service for clients who can pay between $1,000 and $3,000. The adventurers are observed by company employees for 5-7 days (after the client signs an agreement that he agrees to this, of course). They are then rounded up by several men in black, thrown into a car and kept locked in an undisclosed location. Clients are interrogated, robbed, threatened or asked for bail, depending on what they choose. Sometimes a negotiator is involved in the presentation. Captivity can last up to 11 hours before the victim is finally released.
7. Manhunt
If kidnapping seems too passive, for $2,000 you can book a human hunt and participate either as the hunter or the hunted. You will be chased or pursued in an action-packed, dangerous race through rough terrain, on boats, through city streets and into the wild, as you struggle to save your life or catch a notorious drug dealer or gang member for a reward.
6. Piloting a Russian fighter
The most unusual experience on Earth is provided by FlyFighterJet.com. For $16,000, they provide the opportunity to fly on the Russian MiG-29 fighter, on which you can take off to an altitude of 22 kilometers! You will be given the opportunity to pilot an excellent fighter aircraft capable of reaching a speed of 680 m/s and performing aerobatic maneuvers at such speeds. The flight involves flying at an eerily low altitude over the Russian countryside. The offer includes a full medical examination and the opportunity to shake hands with one of Russia's best fighter pilots.
5. Night dive with stingrays
Do you want to tickle your nerves? Face your fear of huge fish head-on by diving with 6m manta rays, also known as sea devils. These huge creatures “fly” in the water using their wings and weigh hundreds of kilograms. While snorkeling, you will be able to see the natural habitat of these sea monsters, which will swim past you in search of food, attracted by the light of a flashlight. These close relatives of sharks will circle you and push you around. Manta rays don't hunt people, but they do have teeth and can swallow large objects...
4. Rent a Formula 1 car
If standard sports and performance cars don't cut it anymore, why not get the best possible motorsport experience? For the relatively small sum of $600, you can sit in the driver's seat of a Formula 1 car with an engine power of 900 horsepower, capable of reaching speeds of over 300 km/h. You can drive around the track yourself in a car, just like Michael Schumacher, taking corners at higher speeds than in any computer game. Before leaving, of course, safety precautions will be explained to you, but you are responsible for keeping the car on the track, just as you will have to withstand wild loads on your own.
3. Extreme ironing
If most extreme sports aren't extreme enough, why not combine them with well-pressed clothes? Extreme ironers improve their ability to iron a shirt in a situation that would cause most people to break out in a cold sweat. The International Extreme Ironing Organization was founded in 1999 in New Zealand to promote the weird and cool sport around the world. For a small fee, those interested can take part in ironing competitions in a variety of strange conditions, including ironing while standing in a kayak, hanging from a hill, while skydiving or while surfing. El often performs various tricks while ironing and can iron things even next to deadly crocodiles.
2. Marathon through the Sahara Desert
For true extreme sports enthusiasts and perhaps masochists, there is nothing better than a marathon across the Sahara Desert. Entrants pay $4,000 for the opportunity to participate in the competition, during which they must travel 250 kilometers through the hottest and darkest sand dunes and rocky desert terrain. This rugged terrain in southern Morocco is one of the 5 most extreme desert areas on Earth. The sand drags people down, and temperatures on clear days can reach 38 degrees Celsius. The race is considered the most difficult in the world and some people prepare for it 3 years in advance. Unfortunately, two race participants could not stand the heat and thirst in 2007 and died during the marathon.
1. Kayaking in the Southern Ocean
For $16,000 you can go kayaking in the icy waters off Antarctica! Adventure seekers come to the southernmost point of South America - Tierra del Fuego, from where they kayak to the glaciers of Antarctica. They begin their journey at -56 degrees Celsius and overcome icy water and large waves. Afterwards, they maneuver their vulnerable kayaks through dangerous sheets of shifting ice, navigating through frozen passages. In addition to this, the danger can be added to the possibility of meeting leopard seals, which can capsize the kayak.