Controversial broadcaster Tim Shaw Explores Social Networking and Solitary Confinement

From the 15th of February, Tim Shaw will be locked in a steel box that is 3 feet high, 4.5 feet wide and 8 feet long. His only interaction will take the form of a daily clue as to his location and a hatch to receive food and water.

The maximum time he will be locked in the box is 30 days but may be released sooner if a viewer manages to correctly guess his location. Shaw himself will have no idea as to where the box is located, other than that it is a place significant to him. He will share the daily clues with his viewers, who can attempt to figure out his location and pinpoint it on Google Maps. The viewer who finds Shaw’s location will win £30,000 and Shaw will be released. If no-one finds him, he will be released after 30 days.

Why is he doing this? Good question. It will undoubtedly raise money for a worthy cause and may prove an interesting study into human psychology, even if the experiment itself is rather morbid. However, the counterpoint to this is that solitary confinement is a form of torture and the ethics of using it as a form of entertainment remain questionable.

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