I knew
people were angry. I knew people want to punch things, because I want to punch
things, that is how Nate Hill, 33, explains his crazy idea of dressing up as a
panda and encouraging passers-by to hit him.
Believe
it or not, Hill actually thought of becoming a human punching bag as a
community service. He’ll just visit busy thoroughfares, businesses expecting
layoffs and he’ll even make house calls, and have people punch him to lighten
their day. No matter how big your problem is, a few punches and a shoulder
charge will make anybody feel a lot better.
At first,
everyone thought he was just part of some advertising campaign, others just
didn’t understand why he was asking them to hit him, but as soon as one person
starts to hit him, all of them become intrigued and want to show off their own
boxing skills. Whether their dealing with relationship issues, work-related
stress or just boredom, hitting a panda makes all their faces glow.
When he’s
not wearing his funny panda suit, Nate Hill works in a laboratory,m where he
cares for fruit flies used in experiments. You might not guess by looking at
him, but this man is a veteran when it comes to helping Americans deal with
their anger. So far he also has dressed up as Death Bear, and Mr Dropout, two
fictional characters imagined by Nate himself, as a way of relieving some of
the pain on the street.
Although
he uses a breastplate and cushion to protect himself against the flurry of
blows he receives every day, the man behind Punch Me Panda admits
people sometimes cross the line and him in the face. The panda head offers
little protection, so he just takes it off, so the person hitting him knows
they have to stop. Most of them offer apologies, and Nate always accepts them.
So if you
feel the need to hit someone, remember to call Punch Me Panda Nate Hill. You
can probably find him wondering the streets of New York, but you can contact
him on his official website, as well.
photos via MyModernMet
Punch Me
Panda was originally posted at OddityCentral
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