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=v= Yesterday's New York Times had a story about a geekish quasi-flash mob subway party on a BART train:

When asked, the man hanging from the ceiling volunteered a few thoughts about acts of "urban reclamation" and "space hijacking."

"People need to find more interesting ways to have fun," he said.

The man with the mustaches, who identified himself as a graduate student in computer science, seemed irritated when questioned. But his idea: The point of the party was that there was no point.

"There doesn't have to be a reason," he said. "We're reclaiming public space and showing people that they can make things happen. It is not evolved from corporations."

The Times doesn't seem to know about San Francisco Cacophony Society events along the same lines, but it mentions similar happenings here in New York City. My friends here tell me about an early Critical Mass ride that turned into a subway party. The best ones I've ever heard of, though, were staged by Improv Everywhere.

(Via me, my life + infrastructure)