Can you send a video camera up into the air and get awesome aerial footage just by attaching helium balloons? Yes.
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In The Butt is a new website created by Sarah Claspell and Evan Pohl. They say the project aims to prove “everything’s funnier in the butt.” I don’t think anyone can argue with that.
Also see: Fuck this Website
(the fun starts at :13)
We’ve recently discovered a very awesome project by UK artist Luke Jerram called Sky Orchestra. Jerram attaches very loud speakers to 7 hot air balloons and then sends them up to hover above a city. Each speaker plays a certain part of a song composed by Dan Jones, creating surround sound in the sky! It’s sort of like a hot air balloon version of Zaireeka. The project has been going on since 2003. The above video is from Switzerland in 2005. Here’s one more video from the Sydney version in 2007.
Written and directed by Vincent Fichard and Matthew Jones in Dubai in October 2007, this video sets out to prove that while parrots repeat, cars talk. The first minute shows the set up and is a little slow, gets good at 1:11.
(Thanks Josh)
Rob Lathan is lost again. This time he’s a skier roaming the streets of NYC looking for the slopes. The video is more of a short film than a prank, but even though it’s mostly scripted there are some nice moments of real folks double-taking as Rob passes by.
Previously:
Rob Lost at Yankee Stadium
Rob Lost at the NYC Marathon
Permanent Nutface Gary
Improv in Toronto, a group formed on the Urban Prankster Network, just posted their latest mission, Finish Line Marathon.
They write:
For our most recent mission, 20 agents met up downtown with one huge finish line, Canadian flags, a cowbell, and a load of team spirit! We then set it up in front of random strangers to see how they would react! Would they stop and stare? Or just try to ignore us? Or maybe even if we’re lucky, sprint to the finish!?
Previously: The Strand Race
French prankster Remi Gaillard is at it again. This time he brings Mario Kart to the real world with some pretty hilarious results.
Previously from Gaillard:
Crosswalk Characters
Astronaut Lands on the Green
via Laughing Squid
It’s a shopping cart pushed by a half human robot! Creator GroG explains:
I was interested in the concept of automating aspects of society that were considered not so “glamorous”. Robotics are often used in environments which are considered dangerous to humans. Deep sea exploration, nuclear cleanup and volcanism are some of the “higher profile” adverse environments which robots are used. My question was, “What about other dangerous or hazardous areas?”. For example, homeless people live in extremely dangerous environments. Shouldn’t there be automated equipment used by this strata of society? So, for this project I chose to implement an automated walking, homeless shopping cart.
Artist Michael Rakowitz came up with a clever way to camp out on an urban street, make your tent look like it’s a covered car!
He writes:
(P)LOT questions the occupation and dedication of public space and encourages reconsiderations of “legitimate” participation in city life. Contrary to the common procedure of using municipal parking spaces as storage surfaces for vehicles, (P)LOT proposes the rental of these parcels of land for alternative purposes. The acquisition of municipal permits and simple payment of parking meters could enable citizens to, for example, establish temporary encampments or use the leased ground for different kinds of activities, such as temporary gardens, outdoor dining, game playing, etc. A first initiative for this re-dedication is realized through the conversion of ordinary car covers to portable tents for use as living units or leisure spaces. Ranging from a common sedan to a luxurious Porsche or Lexus, the tents enable a broadcast of desire within the marginalized space of need.
Reminds us of Park(ing) Day.
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