“Going to great lengths to congregate with strangers and carry out random acts – a craze known as flashmobbing – might not be everyone’s idea of fun. But 3,500 of its followers have just proved that the phenomenon is reaching record-breaking levels,” Helen McCormack reports for The Independent.
McCormack reports, “The participants gathered on the concourse of Paddington Station in London on Thursday evening, having received instructions on the internet to bring iPods loaded with the clubbers’ anthem ‘What You Do’ by Biig Bass. At 7.18pm precisely they began dancing with as much abandon as they could muster.”
McCormack reports, “One commuter, Danny Clifford, said: ‘It was the most bizarre and surreal experience of my life. The clock hit 7.18pm and suddenly the place erupted. Everyone was plugged into their MP3 players so there was no music to be heard.'”
Full article here.
Video (check out the guy who wasn’t in on it at the vid’s end):
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHehPb-Wj40
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “coolfactor” for the heads up.]
Welcome to the social. In related news, yesterday in Seattle, Uncle Fester tried to hold a “flash mob” with Zune users, but it turned out to be just a “squirt alone.”
LOL
Good times.
Not to spoil the party, but in this post-9/11 world, inciting a “flash mobb” seems like a violation of “Clear and Present Danger” – like the well known “Shouting ‘FIRE’ in a crowded theater”.
Microsoft tried this with the Zune, but only Ballmer turned up.
Other news!!!
A similar event occured outside Microsofts HQ.
The only difference was that there was only 1 person there. He plugged in his Zzzzzune danced like a monkey and was then arrested by police for unsocial behaviour.
Later on it was revealed the person was Steve Bullmer, who had appeared from his truck containing 30,000 faulty/returned Zzzzzunes.
Welcome to the social steve!
Welcome to mac… THE real social.
They’re lucky. My wife made me watch “Amazing Race.”
Are these the same people that still waiting for their virtual reality goggles to arrive? The Lawnmower Man is so freaky, dudes. It’s like, the future.
Woo hoo,
Think we could do with one of these in Nottingham…
Looks like a laugh.
MDN Take:Yesterday in Seattle, Uncle Fester tried to hold a “flash mob” with Zune users, but it ended up being just a “squirt alone.”
LOL!
Welcome to the social. Seriously.
But, those people were all missing out on the fun they could have if they all had zooons, right?
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My superior Zune would have worked just fine in that flash mob, you splooge-guzzling MAC and IPOD fags.
My Zune is made for my Windows PC, unlike an Apple IPOD which are made for MAC-using gay H-Mos.
MAC and IPOD fags need to stop drowning themselves in man pudding. Stop swallowing sausage! Stop chugging the baby batter!
Get a Zune and stop being gay MAC and IPOD fags.
Fred Mertz:
Yeah, Fred, looks like the only documented social happenings are with iPodders.
Ballmer’s one man squirting sessions have been going on for many years and trust me, there is no human on the planet that wants to turn those sick events into a social…
This is the greatest FlashMob of them all it’s been gong for quite a few years now…
Got to LOVE it!
Make Dance Not War
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Jim, a note here, it wasn’t only Ballmer that showed up but also Zune Tang.
That probably explains why he hasn’t been around.
It’s cool….and it’s not cool.
In as much as I see a disturbing trend with kids (mine, for example) where they’ll get together with friends, and maybe 1 is bleeping away on a PSP2, 2 are doing Xbox 360, another is IMing on my clamshell ibook, etc.
In other words, all doing their OWN thing- while in a group together.
As I see that video, it looks to me like mutual masturbation. Yes, they synced at 7:18, but that’s not right on.
Would’nt it be better to look into the eyes of a young lady and groove with her, IN SYNC, to beat of the drums?
I’m sorry, I think that whole thing is retarded.
Interesting to do as a way to goof on passersby, though!
@”ron”
(no way this is our regular ron poster)
“My superior Zune would have worked just fine in that flash mob”…
yes, but it would have been the only zune there. Also, leave the homophobia rants to the junior high lunch room little one. it’s so winfanboi it’s pathetic.
Well said, Jim – you saved me the bother.
Sorry, I value my identity too much. I will never be part of any “mob”, “flash” or otherwise. They’re welcome to enjoy being idiots just because 3,499 other idiots were doing the same thing. Me, I make my own decisions how to behave.
Joy is part of life.
Good on them.
Quoth LordRobin: “I will never be part of any “mob”, “flash” or otherwise”.
sorry son, yer too late. if ye be born, ye already be part of the human mob, ’til ye die. as are we all.
Zune tang hasnt put up a comment because he knows whatever crap spouts from his M$ coolaid mouth will be totally invalid.
Welcome to the social Zune Tang – LOL!
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