That modern life can, and often does, imitate popular art is well established, even to the point of being a cliché. Much less commonplace is life improving upon art.
Consider for, example, the popular 1956 movie, Around the World in 80 Days. In this film, two individuals use a variety of travel means to circle the globe and claim a prize of 20,000 pounds. Last November, 23 Dutch students completed their own journey around the world in 80 days—on an all-electric motorcycle called STORM Wave.