Most people I touch in my life these days feel like they are moving too fast. What would happen if we just stood still, even for 5 minutes? Would the world notice? Would it make a difference?
Check out this video of 200 people who stood still at the same moment in Grand Central Station.
I wonder what it would be like to do this experiment on an even larger scale. Hmmm. Let’s see:
I hereby invite the entire City of Seattle (and anyone else who wants to play) to stand still, frozen, for 5 minutes at 12 noon (Pacific) on Thursday, March 20. You get extra points for doing it in a public place, but you lose points (LOTS of them) if you do it while driving heavy machinery. Be safe, have fun, do it with friends, tell me what happens.
Gabriel,
Loved reading about the Grand Central Standing Still event. But have you defected to the enemy (Windows)? I tried to view the video but couldn’t because it was a Windows app and my beautiful MacBook Pro couldn’t do anything with it. I wish I’d read this entry before March 20th so I could be part of it, even in New York. (i know i know, I can do it any time, but it’s so much more fun if lots of people are also in on it.)
By: tinalear on 22 May 2008
at 7:56 am