The Turkish Ibrahim Yücel, who is now 54 years old, made a drastic decision to quit smoking: lock your head in a cage copper.
carried out this strange measure in 2013to avoid the fate that a family member had because of the cigarette and after several unsuccessful attempts to abandon the vice.
Recently, the story went viral again in the social networks, so it is worth reviewing its details.
A homemade solution: Ibrahim Yücel’s unusual idea to quit smoking
In mid-2013, Ibrahim Yücel, of 42 years at that time, He had a life that he considered «normal.»
He lived in the province of Kütahya, Türkiyeand worked as a technician in a public institution. His only problem was that, for 26 years, He smoked two packs of cigarettes every day..
Worried about the latter, one day he decided to adopt a measure prohibiting smokingalthough his body was dying of desire.
Yücel’s cage only allowed him to drink water and eat very small foods. Photo: X (de_la_sputnik)Inspired by the model of the motorcycle helmets and with 40 meters of copper wirebuilt a device that, after placing it on his head, physically prevented him from putting a cigarette in his mouth.
This device, which turned out to be very similar to the cages in which birds are enclosed, allowed Yücel to carry out basic activities, such as drinking water through a straw or eating tiny cookies, but the space between the rows of wires was so tiny that it was difficult for him. impossible to pass a cigarette.
If he really wanted to smoke and wanted to remove the frame, Ibrahim couldn’t do it either, because he was locked with two keysone of which he gave to his womenwhile the other was left by his It is.
The man had promised to use it every day, even in publicdespite curious glances and possible criticism.
According to Liberty, His wife Kevser, then 36 years old, admitted that at first she was embarrassed by the idea, but that over time she understood the seriousness of the measure and decided to support him.
They did it the same way his three childrenwho supported fully. «At first, using a cage seemed strange to us, but then we got used to it. I hope that with this he can stop smoking,» Ayşenur Yücel, İbrahim’s 14-year-old daughter, said at the time, according to the Turkish newspaper.
«My father died because of tobacco. I had to stop smoking»
As indicated by local media, Ibrahim Yücel He made this extreme decision because he wanted to avoid having the same fate as his fatherwho died from lung cancer after smoking for several years.
Yücel’s wife had the key that opened the cage. Photo: X (@Yassin_Jiwe)Yücel himself acknowledged that he had previously tried to quit smoking with traditional ways, which included making the promise on special dates, such as their children’s birthdays. However, on all occasions, there were failed.
«My father contracted lung cancer and died because of smoking. I tried to quit smoking countless times. I failed every time. Unfortunately, I couldn’t control my willpower. My ego had taken over. I realized that this couldn’t go on like this, that I no longer had confidence in myself, and I thought I had to quit at all costs,» he said in 2013, according to Liberty.
Ibrahim specified that the idea of the cage came to him while he was at home, on leave for a few days due to a work accident.
«One night, while I was thinking, I decided it was time to imprison my ego and inhibit my willpower. Inspired by a motorcycle helmet, I made this wire structure,» he said, according to the aforementioned newspaper.
Although the Turk announced that during the first days in which he had the cage he managed not to smoke, it is unknown if the measure was successful in the long term.
Anyway, because it was so unusual, the story went viral on social networks, where it resurfaces from time to time.
But beyond the fun it may cause, the truth is that the cigarette addiction It is a serious problem that must be combated, since, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco is responsible for more than 8 million deaths per year.
