Grand Central Station Prank: Frozen

I saw this linked on someone's blog and thought I'd share. It is possibly the most epic prank I've ever seen. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

That's really funny. I like at the begining where the guy starts poking people. :rofl:

That would blow my mind. I love it!

OMG! that would be so much fun to do! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

That's so awesome! :rofl: Although it would be really strange to walk in somewhere and see something like that :P

I went over to their website: http://improveverywhere.com/ They apparently run all sorts of improv "missions" in NYC! I just finished watching the Wendy's protest in their video called "redheads". They got a group of 50 redheads together to protest Wendy's "bigoted" mascot ;) : "We want frosties, but at what costies?" was one of their chants... And "The Mp3 experiment" videos/missions are genius!

Oh, man...

That was wild! So cool!

These guys are great, recently they did one here in Utah. Unfortunatly the news got ahold of it before the event which removed the surprise factor by alot.

That was pretty cool.

very nice... it would blow my mind too.

Did you note how many people just walked around them? That was odd to see 200 folks frozen in place, and others just walking by completely unconcerned.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

Did you note how many people just walked around them? That was odd to see 200 folks frozen in place, and others just walking by completely unconcerned.

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:rofl: That's NYC-dwellers for you. They just aren't phased by anything. I'm willing to bet that almost all the gawkers were tourists ;)

That was awsome!
I've seen some other videos of a huge pillow fight in New York.

And we wonder why the rest of the world is academically/ecomomically putting us to shame? :salute:

I liked the maintenance guy calling for back-up: "there are hundreds of people here frozen in place, I cant move my cart; I need help." Classic. :rofl:

That was really cool!! It must have seemed really surreal to walk into a tableau like that.

My main question was wondering how he found that many people who could keep a straight face for so long while everyone around them stood puzzled and mildly freaked out. LOL My face woulda been twitching so bad! :weirdface :8: :weirdface

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Originally Posted by monk90222

And we wonder why the rest of the world is academically/ecomomically putting us to shame? :salute:

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I'm confused by this ^

Anyway, I think things like this should happen more often. It breaks up the day to day boredom that most people don't even realize is there. It would be nice to have a bunch of people get together like that, most not knowing each other and have a good time like that. I wish something like that would happen here.

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Originally Posted by monk90222

And we wonder why the rest of the world is academically/ecomomically putting us to shame? :salute:

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

I'm confused by this ^

Anyway, I think things like this should happen more often. It breaks up the day to day boredom that most people don't even realize is there. It would be nice to have a bunch of people get together like that, most not knowing each other and have a good time like that. I wish something like that would happen here.

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All that time and effort that it took to coordinate that "art" (its amazing what people consider art these days) could have been channeled into a positive direction, i.e getting a job, (enough of these "starving artists...")or voulenteering at soup kitchens, helping orphans and if any of you have been to Grand central, the homeless people that live there sure could have used some assistance that those people could have provided.

Um...they were not doing anything but having a good time. They were not out to help anyone. They just wanted to make people stop and look for once in their lives. You don't need to get your panties in a twist because they didn't all go and give change to some homeless people. Their whole "mission" is to make people laugh and smile, not go out and change the world. Jeesh. I think it was great what they did and I don't think they did it as art, or protest or anything like that. It was simply to entertain and have a good time doing it. I don't understand why people have an issue with other people having fun.

Some people could say the same thing about your hobby with snakes. They could say "Well instead of spending all that money on reptiles, you could be donating those hundreds of dollars to charity."

Sorry for the rant I just can't stand to see people putting others down for something they did that wasn't hurting anyone or anything.

Disrupting the flow of traffic in a public place?....not cool, actually illegal.

And you talk about me wearing panties?....:gj:

They didn't really disrupt the flow of traffic. People walked around them quite fine. That guy in the cart could have gone around too, look closer at the video.
They make people smile, and they make people think outside the box a little bit, BOTH sorely needed in these days of routine bovine dullness.
The people who do these things are everyday folks, who want to be part of something different.
Why bash something just because it's not your thing? Go join up with those that bash keeping snakes because they aren't cuddley. Or tell all of us that the money we spend on housing our snakes should go to charity instead. Those people do the same thing, they take something THEY don't enjoy, and declare it useless and wasteful.

It was for five minutes and most people didn't care. They just wanted to know why they were doing it. And if it was illegal for them to be doing that don't you think they would have had security down there telling people to move it? I didn't see anything like that in the video. They just walked, stopped, waited, walked. No real disruption other than that one guy. hehe. poor guy.

Those same people go to Walmart, Best Buy and other large stores with the stores uniform color on and disrupt their daily business, I guess just to make people smile also?

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

It was for five minutes and most people didn't care. They just wanted to know why they were doing it. And if it was illegal for them to be doing that don't you think they would have had security down there telling people to move it? I didn't see anything like that in the video. They just walked, stopped, waited, walked. No real disruption other than that one guy. hehe. poor guy.

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Did ya stop to think that if they were hasseled by security, it would have been edited out of the video?

It would make me smile! Not to mention my fiance works for Best Buy and when I played the Best Buy video we were both laughing our heads off. Its just funny. Its different and out of the ordinary. Why is something like that have to be looked down on all the time. No was was injured, fired, or anything like that. Its just some people having fun. Lighten up and let people do something that makes others smile for once. Who knows, maybe because they did that, they brightened up someones day and made life a little easier to bare. Who knows. I know that if I was having a rotten day, seeing something like that would not send me home in a bad mood. :)

And actually, in their other videos they do show themselves getting hassled by security so I don't see why they would choose this video to edit that out of. It just wouldn't make sense.

In the post 9/11 climate of NYC, something out of the ordinary like that could have been a diversion for anything. So, people could be smiling at the frozen people and could be seconds away from an attack or anything.....so its not all fun and games anymore....:salute:

They did not disrupt business at Best Buy either. They walked around in similar clothing, and even helped customers that asked them questions.
I've been in the fish store and had folks ask me stuff, or where something was, and I told them. I guess now I disrupt the business too.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

They did not disrupt business at Best Buy either. They walked around in similar clothing, and even helped customers that asked them questions.
I've been in the fish store and had folks ask me stuff, or where something was, and I told them. I guess now I disrupt the business too.

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Did you intentionally wear the same color clothing of the employees and bring hundreds of your friends along with you?....Please don't compare you answering a question to this form of protest.

Ok, so now every single concert, event, happy gathering, what have you could be be a diversion for a terrorist attack. Seriously, people need to stop being so uptight about everything. Yes, terrorists are a threat but that doesn't mean we need to walk around like zombies all day because the slightest bit of friggen happiness could be nothing more than a diversion for a terrorist attack.

These people wanted to have a good time. If you look at some of their other videos they make people smile and laugh and have a good time. Why do you see so much wrong in that. I'm tired of people being so uptight about everything ALL THE TIME. Be cautious yes, but don't put people down because they are trying to bring a little happiness to some strangers.

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Ok, so now every single concert, event, happy gathering, what have you could be be a diversion for a terrorist attack. Seriously, people need to stop being so uptight about everything. Yes, terrorists are a threat but that doesn't mean we need to walk around like zombies all day because the slightest bit of friggen happiness could be nothing more than a diversion for a terrorist attack.

These people wanted to have a good time. If you look at some of their other videos they make people smile and laugh and have a good time. Why do you see so much wrong in that. I'm tired of people being so uptight about everything ALL THE TIME. Be cautious yes, but don't put people down because they are trying to bring a little happiness to some strangers.

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Mr Bunny, all concerts are planned public events. These people, while I'm sure that it takes some serious planning, do these "art" displays guerilla style.

Also, for all the people that do not appreciate that form of a "good time" such as the hard working people trying to catch a train to get home, I'm sure that 200+ people stopping in the middle of Grand Central would not make those people "smile"

Also, If you were in Manhattan on 9/11, Like I was, and lost friends to the attacks, you would be weary of public disruptions also.

I find it funny you assume me male. While some people may have been uninterested and yes maybe a bit ticked off at the 'demonstration' I believe it was all in good intentions and I still don't see a problem with people trying to have a good time and make people smile.

Now I am tired of discussing this any further. I won't comment on it except to say I loved the video and can't wait to see more from them.

Goodnight all, see you tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

I find it funny you assume me male. While some people may have been uninterested and yes maybe a bit ticked off at the 'demonstration' I believe it was all in good intentions and I still don't see a problem with people trying to have a good time and make people smile.

Now I am tired of discussing this any further. I won't comment on it except to say I loved the video and can't wait to see more from them.

Goodnight all, see you tomorrow.

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uh ok, Miss Bunny...And I hope you do get to see more of the videos, next time in Richmond and it prevents you from something you have to do..I bet you won't think its all peachy and smiles then!:D

Please don't compare people doing something fun to terrorists.
How's that for comparison?
If you want to sit and be misrable in peace do it, just don't try to force everyone around you to be misrable and afraid of anything but bovine normalcy.
I won't bother responding in the thread further, since you're determined to overreact to people having fun. In fact, I'll go watch more of the videos and SMILE in the most guerilla style possible! And I'll think about my two friends that died in 9/11 and how much THEY would have smiled at them too.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

Please don't compare people doing something fun to terrorists.

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yup, standing still for 5 minutes sounds like a lot of fun!
And I can compare anything I choose. Americans are still free
last I checked. :salute:

Wow... I can feel the angst. :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by monk90222

In the post 9/11 climate of NYC, something out of the ordinary like that could have been a diversion for anything. So, people could be smiling at the frozen people and could be seconds away from an attack or anything.....so its not all fun and games anymore....:salute:

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I'm going to assume you're trolling, and not really that paralyzed by fear.

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Originally Posted by monk90222

yup, standing still for 5 minutes sounds like a lot of fun!
And I can compare anything I choose. Americans are still free
last I checked. :salute:

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You just claimed that they aren't free to have fun the way they like because it's too scary and they're not using that energy for something productive.

I guess you could be a communist or a fascist and think they owe work to the state or corporations.

No..I'm still going to assume you're just trolling in an Archie Bunker kind of character. Those hippies need to get a job!

Well Done!

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

Wow... I can feel the angst. :rolleye2:

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Your post was excellent, and as someone who generally thinks performance "art" is a joke, I liked it a lot. Don't ever let the internet weirdos get to you.

Ok, this thread is getting way too hostile. If you feel necessary to continue to post in this thread, please do so in a mature manner. Consider this a general warning.

Funny Vid

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Originally Posted by JeffFlanagan

Y Don't ever let the internet weirdos get to you.

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After this thread, I've finally gotten my answer as to why this forum is not visited anymore by some of its veteran members!.....