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Best prank ever: Stopping time at Grand Central Station
I wish I had been there. This is possibly one of the most astounding (visually at least) stunts ever pulled. No exaggeration--just watch the video.
Over 200 New Yorkers recently walked into one of the busiest train stations in the world, New York's Grand Central Station, and at exactly 2:30 pm, all froze in place. There's one guy in the video who froze just as he was stooping down to pick up some scattered papers. Talk about commitment.
Get the full briefing on the backstory here.
UPDATE: Part 2 of this prank, now in London and now even more impressive.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 6)
mike smith Feb 3rd 2008 12:11PM
Hilarious! I wish I could have seen it live. The guy who asks how long this has been going on is honestly creeped out... Brilliant, well done!
Prince of Paradise Feb 3rd 2008 12:13PM
The best part was when they "unfroze" and just walked away like nothing happened. COOL !!!
moto13 Feb 3rd 2008 12:13PM
Totally stupid and a waste of time. Like someone else said...ONLY in New York. Yeah, you New Yrokers are a really bright bunch.
GINI Feb 7th 2008 12:28PM
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE A JOKE AND A GOOD LAUGH ONCE IN A WHILE;YOU MUST LIVE A MISERABLE LIFE;AND SHOULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. LIFE IS SHORTSO; LAUGH AND BE HAPPY;OTHERWISE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU WILL BE MISSING.
GINI Feb 6th 2008 9:15PM
LIFE I S SHORT MY DEAR..ENJOY WHILE YOU CAN
Lee Feb 3rd 2008 12:19PM
the object of their pranks seems to be that nobody gets them
Renee Feb 3rd 2008 12:37PM
This is great! I so wish I could have been a part of it!
pamela Feb 3rd 2008 12:30PM
Interesting how we were able to clearly hear the comments of the so-called "passerby people" making their statements of "how cool" and "how long have these people been doing this"?, etc. They were fitted with microphones people! So YOU, the viewers were duped too, not realizing those walking around looking and acting incredulous were plants, and part of the prank.
Don't these people have a life? oh, I get it - they're ACTORS, so no, they really don't. I'd expect this from teenagers, but it's pathetic seeing grown-ups act so stupid and immature.
Gene Feb 9th 2008 3:57PM
>>Don't these people have a life? oh, I get it - they're ACTORS, so no, they really don't.
Gene Feb 9th 2008 4:07PM
Pamela said,
Don't these people have a life? oh, I get it - they're ACTORS, so no, they really don't.
Pam, honey, your prejudice is showing. Is that how you get your fun, putting people down? Takes all kinds, I guess. Rock on!
weo Feb 12th 2008 1:42AM
i respect your comments and opinions and can't completely disagree, frankly. what i DID enjoy about this was, for just a slight moment in time, it actually took SOME people out of their norm and made them look at life a little differenty, a little less mundanely, and with a hint of excitement - if even for a moment. i only wish i'd been there, even with the 'plants', for the experience (IF it truly wa a 'moment'). but, then, with video you just never know if you're not there personally(including me).
Azna Feb 13th 2008 3:40PM
They put microphones around so we could hear the responses of the passersby. They weren't "fitted" as you said Pamela. Why bother to go to all the trouble of doing this brilliant prank if it were a hoax? It was an interesting experiment ! You sound like a really bitter person....as others have said, life is short! Enjoy! Lighten up!
Kelly Hendrix Feb 13th 2008 11:41PM
How brilliant. Actors or not, adults or not, these people (no matter how childish it looked to you) put a little something different into the lives of those who were witnesses. They made the day different in a silly sort of way. I wonder how many people slowed down just a little to see what was going on around them? How many people had a smile put on their face or a chuckle put into their day?
Susan Mar 12th 2008 9:10PM
Wow, wish there were some other planet where you could live and be away from the rest of us. Were you beaten as a child?
Carmen Feb 26th 2008 9:39PM
If you read the backstory, they say that they had agents with mikes in the crowd approach passersby purposely to engage them in regular conversation about what was happening, in order to know what their reactions were. The agents acted like shocked passersby asking other passersby, "Wow what is this?"
Read the backstory!
Whateverman Feb 25th 2008 3:41PM
"Interesting how we were able to clearly hear the comments of the so-called "passerby people" making their statements of "how cool" and "how long have these people been doing this"?, etc. They were fitted with microphones people!"
A single parabolic microphone could hear people from several hundred feet away. The fact that you can hear them in the video doesn't mean anyone was duped.
L@NotBeSuchACynic
charlie Feb 3rd 2008 12:50PM
all time favorite
brian Feb 3rd 2008 1:03PM
about hearin what they said pamela ur a moron the mics r on the people doing the stunt sensitive mics durr they pic up the sounds from the passerbys omg girl ur dump lmao idiot!!!!!!!
billy hanson Feb 3rd 2008 1:07PM
This goes to prove that you dont need any fancy electronics and games to have good clean fun, not offend anyone, and entertain many
EMIL J KOVACH JR Feb 3rd 2008 1:42PM
NOW If we Can get the PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DO THIS--Until Election Day
We've Got Something