▁right ▁way ▁to ▁counter act ▁gre ying - out ▁is ▁to ▁use ▁peri pher al ▁vision , ▁and ▁to ▁choose ▁particularly ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁glo be ▁towards ▁the ▁bottom . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Death ▁came ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁B asket ▁of ▁Death . ▁The ▁picture ▁below ▁shows ▁a ▁basket ▁used ▁for ▁performances . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁this ▁Cor be ille ▁de ▁la ▁Mort ▁( which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁‘ B asket ▁of ▁Death ’ ) ▁other ▁than ▁that ▁these ▁extended ▁cycle ▁wh irl ▁tracks ▁were ▁imp et us ▁for ▁fully ▁en closed ▁metal ▁glob es . ▁The ▁basket ▁has ▁pal try ▁b rac ing , ▁making ▁it ▁incred ibly ▁dangerous ▁for ▁two ▁people ▁to ▁ride ▁together ▁in ▁tan dem ▁in ▁the ▁basket . ▁ ▁The ▁circ us ▁act ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Death ▁first ▁started ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁as ▁the ▁cycle ▁wh irl , ▁which ▁had ▁sl atted ▁vertical ▁columns ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁complete ▁sphere . ▁ ▁Several ▁car n ival ▁histor ians , ▁including ▁A . W . ▁St en cell , ▁attribute ▁the ▁premier ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Death ▁act ▁to ▁Thomas ▁E ck ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ; ▁however , ▁others ▁consider ▁Arthur ▁Ros ent hal ▁of ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁Michigan ▁the ▁first ▁as ▁he ▁pat ented ▁the ▁“ B icy cl ist ’ s ▁Glo be ” ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁This ▁pat ent ▁claims