Contestants had to stare into space for hours without using smartphones

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/12/11
By:  Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The International version of “space out” competition was held on

Sunday (Dec. 10) in Taipei with the aim of encouraging young people to practice a stress-free lifestyle, reported CNA.

The “space out” contest was invented in 2012 by South Korean visual artist Woops Yang to highlight how much people overwork their brains and how much they stand to gain by taking a break.

It is the first international version of the competition and in Taiwan was held at the Eslite Spectrum Songyan Store in the Taipei Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. According to the rules, contestants had to stare into blankly for long hours without talking, sleeping, laughing or using smartphones.

Before the event began, Yang told contestants a very important tip that they should not worry about what others might be thinking during the 80-minute competition.
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