 Curtis initially failed to convince Regurgitator of the merits of his idea, and it was set aside for a number of years.Quan Yeomans, the band's guitarist, noted that he became more open to the idea of being in a bubble after seeing David Blaine's magic stunt.Yeomans told "The Age", "I happened to be there when David Blaine did his stunt over the Thames, and I just thought, 'wouldn't it be interesting if he was doing something creative, as opposed to just sitting around doing nothing?'"