Man sticks clothespin on body for every retweet he gets
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"A Japanese writer named Sebuyama undertook a bizarre social experiment. He would tweet about what he thinks would most likely grab the attention of fellow Twitter users. The experiment would end when Sebuyama hit 1000 or more retweets.
"None of his Twitter followers were to be informed of the experiment until the 1000 retweets goal was reached. In addition, Sebuyama was forbidden from leaving the office until the goal was reached.
"A desperate Sebuyama's first tweet was a simple 'Everyone! Please retweet this!' which got him 52 retweets. He concluded that even with no content, some people will retweet for you if you ask nicely.
"After several attempts at tweets about random stuff, Sebuyama decided to try a radical approach. He tweeted that he would cover his body in a clothespin for every retweet he got.
"I don't know if he eventually reached his goal of 1000 retweets, but this whole exercise is an interesting look at the kinds of content people share on social media platforms. I stopped checkinig my tweets a long time ago because most of what my Twitter friends posted was inane stuff."