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Just How Did Banksy Pull Off His Stunt? James O'Brien Finds Out

4,051 views · Published 10 October 2018 · 5:23 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: Original Jedi Watching · 2018 · News & Politics

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Just how did Banksy pull off his greatest stunt yet? James O'Brien investigated the auto-shredded painting. The artist's Girl With Balloon was sold for £1.2million at an auction at Sotherby's. But as the item was won, a siren went off and the audience gasped as the painting slid down the frame and through an in-built shredder. In a quickly-deleted post on social media, Banksy revealed he installed the 'self-destruct mechanism' in place over 10 years ago in case it was ever put up for auction. But one question remains: how did they manage to keep the batteries charged for that length of time? James looked to the experts for answers. Juan has a pacemaker fitted and he says the batteries in them last for up to 15 years and can sit in stand-by mode for a long time. Chris from Donegal said Banksy's studio could have asked to see the piece beforehand for conservation reasons, before putting the battery in place. But James believes that never happened. But James liked Mary's explanation best - a discretely-placed dual-powered solar cell, much like you get on a calculator. That would give it enough power to last as long as is needed. Uk Politics World News GE2018 Brexit G20 OJW Donations Welcome. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DPK4PYVL8ZSZN

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