How flashmobs came to be
May 18th, 2005 
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An interview with the guy who invented flashmobs.
I imagine there are still a few people around that have never heard of a flashmob and have absolutely no idea what they are.
The idea behind the phenomenon is pretty simple, it is
an event where a large group of people, having received instructions in advance, converge upon a place, do something odd there, and leave peaceably within minutes
One event was a flash mob converging into Macy’s rug department, all looking for a “love rug”.
Another one involved people stripping down in the middle of the street at rush hour.
Stuff like that… anything that manages to confuse other people
Out of it grew variations like url:www.flickr.com/photos/63511593@n00/sets/19017/]pillowfight clubs[/url] and mobile clubbing and basically anything that involves semi organised fun.
