Grand Central Stationary

Konichiwa,

On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them. Revel in Improv Everywhere's latest mission. (Thanks bomser, Heather, et al.)

Frozen Grand Central
http://www.improveverywhere.com/2008/01/31/frozen-grand-central/
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo


When is a door not a door?
Driving a car with these doors will definitely grab everyone's attention. And they're not just whizbang -- they're practical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtkoje4-eM




Can’t face going to the gym?
Poor infomercial shills; the crap they have to put up with. This "face gymnasium" pretty much takes the cake, with presenters having to fizz effusively while having their cheeks stretched in an unnatural manner. But I guess they get those gigs due to their lack of sense, shame or embarrassment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81tCp2IjlxU




QuOTeD
"Junk is the ultimate merchandise. The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to the product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise, he degrades and simplifies the client."  -- William S. Burroughs


Quick pic: Art Garfunkel moustache
Put your finger over Paul Simon's face on the cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water and voila -- you can see what Art would look like with a big ol' set of walrus whiskers.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005ML9F/


World map of Prince Philip gaffes
A novel use of the Google Maps API to provide an interactive atlas of locations that the outspoken royal has stuck his foot in it. Just think of all the possible geo-illustrative uses...
http://www.aardvarkmap.net/getamap-examples/examples-prince-phillip-gaffes.htm

100 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups
That was but one possible use. If you want more, check out this list that includes such favorites as See where UFOs have been sighted, Fly a plane, Find out who around you is sick, and something for which a map shouldn’t be necessary, Find Fast Food in the US.
http://gmapsmania.googlepages.com/100thingstodowithgooglemapsmashups


The Turnpike Prank
And lastly, this dude let his inquisitive nature take over and ran some experiments to test the flexibility of tolls. I wonder if he has plans to expand the testing to stores, restaurants, and valet parking...???
http://www.zug.com/pranks/turnpike/


Sayonara.