Wacky Life-Sized Chess Match Aims to Educate, Cool Planet
by Kenny Luna, North Babylon, NY on 09.14.07
What’s one unique, creative way to draw attention to global warming and the issues surrounding it? Well, the folks at Global Inheritance recently came up with the idea of an ultimate chess match played on a life-sized board between the forces of good and evil. Yep, that means hummers vs. bikes, coal vs. solar, factories vs. trees… It all played out this weekend during the Virgin Festival in Toronto as a fun, great way to get people thinking about the better choices they can make to help slow the process of climate change that promises to “checkmate” all of us if we don’t get our act together.
Sometimes in this troubled world, a dose of humor is all that keeps us sane. Dare I say that Humor is the Yeast in the Flour of the BetterWorld Bread we're baking? Perhaps I dare not. Anyway, let's get the job done and enjoy our work a little along the way, I say. Thanks.
Calling this "education" is just silly. This kind of "education" drove me away from environmental thinking for about 20 years. I'm 28, so you can do the math.
A bunch of people doing cosplay in the park is great, and I wholeheartedly endorse their right to have a little fun. But calling this "education" -- well, I thought that was idiotic when I was 8 years old.
well what happens if the hummers and factories win this chess game?????? i'm all for climate change, but i'd root for these guys, just because it would be funny to see them win.