us ▁and ▁car n ival ▁st unt ▁where ▁st unt ▁rid ers ▁ride ▁motor cy cles ▁inside ▁a ▁mesh ▁sphere ▁ball . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁death , ▁but ▁in ▁this ▁act ▁rid ers ▁can ▁loop ▁vert ically ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hor izont ally . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁three ▁performance - related ▁death s ▁recorded ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁only ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Death ▁World ▁Record ▁officially ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁is ▁six ▁rid ers ▁and ▁one ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁by ▁the ▁In fer nal ▁Var anne ▁team ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁Lo ▁Show ▁De i ▁Record , ▁in ▁Milan , ▁Italy , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁circ us . ▁ ▁For ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁tour ing ▁edition , ▁Ring ling ▁B ros . ▁started ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Ste el , ▁as ▁the ▁word ▁death ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁as ▁family ▁friendly ▁from ▁a ▁public ▁relations ▁perspective . ▁ ▁Notable ▁instances ▁Leo ▁Gar cia ▁of ▁the ▁Gar cia ▁Family ▁Th r ill ▁R iders ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁( horizontal ) ▁Tri ple ▁S pl itting ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁This ▁Glo be ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁that ▁hyd ra ul ically ▁lif ts ▁ 5 ▁feet ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁spl its / separ