This Guy Went On Vacation So He Could Become A Goat

A holiday like no other.

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Usually when someone is tired of the day-to-day routine, they plan for a vacation to unwind themselves

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Some prefer going to the beach

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While others go for a nice long jog in the park

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But not for Thomas Thwaites, who decided to become a goat instead. Yes, a GOAT.

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In a bid to make the experience more authentic, the English-based designer commissioned a pair of prosthetic limbs, so that he could walk in all fours, just like a goat

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Why is he doing this, you ask? He wanted to simplify his life

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Thwaites also asked to live among the goats at a farm in the Swiss Alps for three days

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Afraid of what humans might become in the future due to technology, Thwaites has always admired the simplicity of being an animal, with no worries and burden

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Aside from looking like a goat, Thwaites even visited specialists and attempted to switch off parts of his mind, so he could think like a goat. He's obviously not playing around.

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Thwaites wrote a book about his experience of being a goat, titled 'Goatman: How I Took A Holiday From Being A Human', which comes out in April 2016

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