Mark Malkoff Lived on a Plane for 30 Days

Mark Malkoff likes to challenge the definition of "home." He's the guy who lived in an IKEA and more recently lived on an AirTran airplane for 30 days. Mark set a world record by taking 135 scheduled flights in a month — AirTran paid for Malkoff's 30-day stay and allowed him to sleep on the plane alone at night. The 30-day "plane therapy" helped Mark Malkoff get over his fear of flying...

AirTran even painted a huge photo of Mark Malkoff on the side of the plane. For his 30-day stay, Mark brought two bags of toiletries and clothing. He used baby wipes to stay clean, jogged in the aisles in the morning for exercise, and washed his hair in the airplane bathroom.

More Info on Mark Malkoff's AirTran Stay:
• Mark on AirTran website
• Mark Malkoff's photos on flickr
• Afraid To Fly? Try Living On A Plane

Related Posts:
• Mark Malkoff Lives in IKEA

(Images: Mark Malkoff)

Comments (16)

This guy is adorable. I've been in love with him since his Ikea days.

posted by Comicgeek on July 13th 2009 at 4:06pm
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Some people will do anything for their 15 minutes...

posted by bepsf on July 13th 2009 at 6:01pm
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How could anyone possibly wash their hair in an airplane bathroom. There isn't even enough room to do what you're supposed to do in there.

posted by dmstudio on July 13th 2009 at 6:04pm
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Some people will say anything to comment...

posted by Aaron on July 13th 2009 at 6:37pm
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Baby wipes and airplane sink showers? I wouldn't want to be the passenger sitting next to him!

posted by cal on July 13th 2009 at 7:25pm
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I'd do it for a free nights stay and a trip.

posted by asked you first on July 13th 2009 at 8:54pm
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And some people's 15 is up...

posted by Volvoguy on July 13th 2009 at 9:14pm
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I wish I were brave enough to live such an adventurous life.

posted by fabulissime on July 13th 2009 at 9:35pm
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That wouldn't work for me. My hair would have turned grey by day 12.

posted by ErikTheRed on July 13th 2009 at 9:42pm
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So why was he in IKEA? Afraid of shopping? :P

posted by Alaricus on July 13th 2009 at 11:37pm
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Mark Malkoff is supposed to be a real sweetie. He's an entertainer, too, so why shouldn't he pursue a few minutes of fame? That's his job.

I say: You go, boy.

posted by rosenatti on July 14th 2009 at 12:55am
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Wow, I'm sure he stunk by the end.

posted by ChrisGal on July 14th 2009 at 6:38am
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*yawn*

posted by kiljoywashere on July 14th 2009 at 9:59am
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Mark needs to get a job and an apartment.

posted by muirwoods08 on July 14th 2009 at 12:34pm
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obnoxious clown.
notice that most of the pictures are of him NOT on the plane?

posted by gordon on July 14th 2009 at 12:43pm
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If you go to the website there are plenty of pictures of him on the plane. Some of us travel enough for work that it feels like we live on an airplane. So it was interesting to see his experiment.

posted by alexis on July 14th 2009 at 1:38pm
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