Time stops at Grand Central

This is a really good idea. If I would there I would of been pretty shocked as it would probably take a second to realize that it was set-up.

They should try something like this, but more set-up so only one person is moving and doesn't know about the act.

Hong Kong has forzen too!!haha!
My friends had been there!!COOL!!!!

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=9IWIDu0b3hs#

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Name：「Forzen Times‧ Square Reborn」
Host：FM THEATRE POWER

FM Theatre Power, a Hong Kong local independent troupe, organized "Frozen Times . Square Reborn" in HK's landmark--Time Square.

Over a hundred people "freeze" in this busiest spot to feel the fresh air of Hong Kong Public Space .

This event is echoing Improv Everywhere Global -- Causing Scenes Worldwild.

I think this neat and great and definitely a need break from all the bad and serious news. It is just cool.

Some people really are geniuses....gives us all hope that the world is not lost

Holy hell, that's awesome! I would have loved to be there for that. What a neat concept.

That was amazing!! I especially loved the applause at the end....it was nice to see their effort didn't go without some kind of acknowledgement from the crowd. Well done!

Just for fun, and it was.

I LOVE that! Total mind f*ck on a massive scale!! The brilliance lies in how they got a bunch of New Yorkers together and actually interact with each other. Total strangers start talking to one another to try and figure out what's going on.

That was a pretty cool stunt. Too bad they didn't use it to make a statement opposing the war though.

There are several ways off hand I can think to integrate an antiwar message into something like this.

such as; every five minutes of the war and occupation costs so many Iraqi lives, soldiers lives and xxxxx $$.

or 'stop, think, and realize there's still a war going on, despite the "success of the surge" and the corporate media's blackout of news from Iraq.

Or 'stop and think about the consequences of going to war in the first place' - something the Bush administration never considered.

PEACE
Sincerely;
Paul Hubbard

Leave it to a "hippie tree hugger" like yourself to ruin a perfectly executed stunt by trying to push some anti-war message with it. Why do you people always have to try to push your liberal ideas on everyone. Just remember one thing. If the forces we are fighting in this war have their way, which they are willing to die to achieve.....
~~ Women in this country would be silenced with a veil over their face
~~ All of us would be worshiping Allah
~~ And people like you wouldn't be allowed to voice your ridiculous opinions in a forum like this or any other for that matter.
Is that a way of life you find appealing? Then move to the middle east and be everyone's savior!! I'll pay for your one way ticket.

John Holmes (and yes that IS my real name)

This was an amazing and coordinated event! Very cool-wish I could have been there to see it and the other people trying to figure out what was going on. Great job!!!!!!!!!!

Hey! come to Vegas and lets do this on the strip! I would love to be part of it. So kewl.

Each one of us can take 5 minutes and unite the world for any cause if it is important enough to us. Imagine us stopping for 5 minutes and thinking only "PEACE FOR HUMANITY"

I loved how many people actually noticed what was happening! Too often it seems people are just oblivious to what's going on around them. And it's great to change things up sometimes!

It's been said before - but this stunt was very very cool!!!

Very cool. If I had been there in GCS, I'm sure I would have felt awkward and somewhat embarrassed as my notions of reality and accepted conformity were challenged. But I suppose that's that's the byproduct of any significant art/porformance. Very cool, entertaining editing for the video too.

Perfect and funny.

i probably would have paid to be there

That's so cool.

brilliant.

my dad just showed me this- incredible. i wish i was back in ny!

That was a pretty cool stunt. Too bad they didn't use it to make a statement opposing the war though.

There are several ways off hand I can think to integrate an antiwar message into something like this.

such as; every five minutes of the war and occupation costs so many Iraqi lives, soldiers lives and xxxxx $$.

or 'stop, think, and realize there's still a war going on, despite the "success of the surge" and the corporate media's blackout of news from Iraq.

Or 'stop and think about the consequences of going to war in the first place' - something the Bush administration never considered.

PEACE
Sincerely;
Paul Hubbard

Must have been wierd

no one had any idea!

Love the gesture

why cant i have a purpose in life like them...im being serious..thats awesome.

fabulous
how do you not start cracking up?

Insanely cool!

Why not include the better quality video with fullscreen?

http://www.revver.com/video/648644/frozen-grand-central/

haha, i like how people are taking photos, even though a picture is just like a still visual of one moment in time anyways. itd be just like taking a picture of a guy picking up his papers or whatever. haha but its an awesome video, woulda been sweet to see live.

SOOOOOO!!!! COOOL!! I wish I could have been there. Out standing job.

So clever!!!

I laughed. Things like this are absolutely clever and I applaud the organizers.

It's amazing what flashmobs are capable of, hmmmm.....rubs chin....

that was unbeleivable, i'm pretty sure i would have freaked if i was there. well time has stopped, the world is coming to an end...

207 great actors.

love the flash mob idea
so cool!

Fantastic. What a great social art experiment.

Sweet! what a great concept! I love it when folks go out of their way to make other peoples' daygreat.

Ha, Matt is so right about Londoners.

New York, I still love you.

WOW! Awesomeness.

Shame it would never work in London though... people would just persevere with their journey, completely deadpan and avoiding all eye contact.

:-)

Wonderful, a great sociological experiment

This is cool. Me and my wife did something similar to my son a while back. He was 11 then. One Saturday morning we decided to make him think he had lost his hearing, by moving our lips and pretending to talk. Kind of like something Jack Handy would do.

Too Cool for Sunday School

I know, like they couldn't have scripted it better.

That's incredible. I like the guy on the cart's commentary the best.

Wicked!!!!! I love it. I so wish I could have been there.