how did they decide that it was a cool stunt? because exploding tube lights a fricking riot.
As a teenager, I once discovered a huge stash of burnt out tubelights. They were out of a government building. Apparantly there wasn't an official disposal procedure with paperwork, so all the burned out ones went to the stash.
I grabbed one and started making like Luke Skywalker and broke it. a delicious combination of decompressing air going whabumf! along with the musical clattering of fine grade glass as it shattered. I went nuts. I smashed them all. lots and lots the first day, then started to ration them to make them last. Some of most deeply satisfying pleasure I've had in my life.
So a stack of tubelights, and drive a motorcycle through them? weeee! hahaha!
the indian army riding team is nuts. like this:
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=43604
201 men making a pyramid on 10 motorcycles, each of which was a 50 year old design and with all of 12-15 real hp (claimed 18).