Cambridge flash mob
"Cambridge flash mob" on Google Video
Excessive poking in Cambridge city centre. Taken from the balcony of Caius College.
In modern usage, flash mob describes a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disperse. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. [taken from wiki
The video above is about a 'flash mob' event in the UK, it took place at 6:06pm on 06 June 2006 (6:06 06/06/06) and involved around 100 students gathering either side of Great St Mary's church in Cambridge and meeting in the middle for a 30 second 'poke war'. This was followed by everyone simultaneously falling down acting dead for 30 seconds and then moving off.
Another really interesting one was when a flash mob gathered at an Oxfam charity shop in Birmingham. The group stripped off their clothes and waved them above their heads while singing Give it Away by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and donated their clothes to the store. This event was described as being "the world's first altruistic mob".
/ends public service annoucement