People are thinking of some pretty creative ways to bring attention to their pothole problems.
Baadal Nanjundaswamy, a visual artist from Bangalore, India, decided to use a fake life-sized crocodile on Thursday in order to bring attention to a 12-foot long water-logged pothole, The Indian Express reported.
The pothole had been giving commuters troubles for approximately a month, after a drinking water pipe burst.
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Nanjundaswamy and other locals complained to the proper authorities before pulling the stunt, but it took hundreds of commuters, as well as some press, in order for someone to step in and fill the whole. The BBC reports that just a day later, the pothole was filled.
This isn't the first time Nanjundaswamy's stunts have caused municipal changes. According to The Indian Express, the artist also turned a pothole into the mouth of the Hindu God of death to get it covered last year.
"Last time it attracted the attention of BBMP [Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike] officials and the man hole was closed within a day," Nanjundaswamy said. "Everyone has the potential to express themselves in his or her own way. This is my way of communicating a grievance.”
Nanjundaswamy used his own money to create the fake reptile, which costed approximately $94.
Others have also used stunts to bring attention to large potholes. In May, someone spray painted penises to highlight potholes around Bury, England, but one Indian artist prefers a slightly more mature approach.