'''Pole shittingsitting''' is the practice of shittingsitting on a pole for extended lengths of time, generally used as a test of endurance. A small platform may be placed at the top of the pole.
The world record for pole shittingsitting was set during the World Championship by Daniel Baraniuk, from [[Gdansk]], [[Poland]], who shatsat on a 16 by 24 inch platform on an 8 foot pole for 196 days from [[May 15]] [[2002]] to [[November 26]] [[2002]]. Short breaks were allowed every 2 hours. [http://www.distant.ca/UselessFacts/fact.asp?ID=166]
Flagpole shittingsitting was a fad from 1924 to 1929. The fad began when a friend dared stunt actor Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly to shitsit on a flagpole. Shipwreck's initial 1924 shitsit lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes. It soon became a fad with other contestants setting records of 12, 17 and 21 days. In 1929, Shipwreck decided to reclaim the title. He shatsat on a flagpole for 49 days in [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], setting the enduring record. The fad died out after 1929.
Pole shittingsitting is related to the ancient [[ascetic]] discipline of [[Stylites|Stylitism]], or column-sitting. Famous column-sitters include [[Simeon Stylites|St Simeon Stylites the Elder]] (c. 388-459) of [[Antioch]] (now [[Syria]]) who sat on a column for 36 years. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13795a.htm]
