Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe June 26 (UPI) -- A cafe in Thailand is using a macabre gimmick to draw in customers -- closing them in coffins after finishing coffee. The Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok features mortuary-inspired decor and coffins placed for customers to spend time closed inside after their purchased beverages. Advertisement Veeranut Rojanaprapa, the cafe's owner, said the purpose of the cafe is to inspire customers to reflect on their lives. He said the idea was inspired by Buddhist philosophy and is aimed at encouraging people not to be driven by greed. "Our main goal is for the visitor to experience the death awareness," he said. "When the lid of the coffin closes, their basic instincts will come up and they will realize that eventually they cannot take anything with them." Read More Barista makes 420 cappuccinos in one hour for Guinness World Record Tree-toting subway rider goes viral in New York Eatery seeks Guinness record for 120-pound all-beef hot dog Restaurant's unusual refrigerator bathroom theme goes viral
