Is there a better way to combat ignorance and spread literacy than with a tank? It certainly catches the eye.
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Buenos Aires artist Raul Lemesoff created his weapon by turning a 1979 Ford Falcon into a tank. It has a turret that swivels, a non-working gun and shelves inside and out for around 900 books.
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On a video produced by 7Up about the project, Lemesoff is filmed cruising through the streets, delivering books to people. He only demands they promise to read the books.
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The project took several years of work, but clearly it all paid off. Now, Lemesoff drives across Argentina, distributing books throughout the cities and countryside.
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He says the tank works for social good as “a structure that has the ability of transporting books, giving books away, collecting books, making a mess of people’s heads.”
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Lemesoff’s friends knew he was offbeat and creative, but they couldn’t guess what he was putting together in the early stages of the project.
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A submarine? Spaceship?
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Nope! I reading tank.
His ingenuity made an impression – the unusual bookmobile has gained international attention. “My missions are very dangerous,” he jokes in the 7Up video. “I attack people in a very nice and fun way.”
