An artist created a free book tank to deliver literature to the masses while waging war against stupidity.
Called a ‘weapon of mass instruction’ this tank-like vehicle was created by Argentinian artist Raul Lemesoff to battle ignorance and spread knowledge throughout the world. I have a feeling I may be alone in this sentiment, but the world is getting dumber by the hour. Turning on the news has basically become an epic display of look-how-many-idiots-exist-on-Planet-Earth.
While it takes a lot to push war-type things through Congress, I’d love to see us deploy a ton of these tanks to the Middle East immediately.
This free book tank was originally a 1979 Ford Falcon until Lemesoff created the book machine himself, complete with a swiveling turret, a non-functioning gun, and enough space for 900 books.
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Now he drives up and down the streets of Buenos Aires giving out books to whoever wants them, asking only that they promise to read what he gives them. Say what you will about books (I am an avid reader), but in this day and age, I think a book-recycling program would do more good. Its only a matter of time before we download everything we read, from full-on novels to pregnancy test instructions.
