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1 December 2010

#336 Make your own flash mob

We want your best flash mob movies sent to info@365thingsyoucando.com, Illustration: Richard Höök.

We want your best flash mob movies sent to info@365thingsyoucando.com, Illustration: Richard Höök.

A Flash Mob is a collection of people who suddenly gather in a public place and do something unexpected for a short period of time and then scatter shortly thereafter. Often Flash Mobs are organized over the phone or Internet. Examples of Flash Mobs are:

- 100 people standing still in a station for a minute.

- 100 people who face each other in pairs.

- 100 people that have pillow fight.

Bonus1 - Flash mob as advertising for the University of Gothenburg.

Bonus2 - Flash mob of 365 things to Hultsfred festival

Required time: 
1 day or less
Cost: 
Free.
Cons: 
Chances are that only a few people show up, or you could end up completely alone at the flash mob. People might start too early and reveal themselves.
Pros: 
When executed well, it feels like your flash mob is taking over the city.
1 September 2010

#245 Organize a water fight

Photo: www.rodolfoclix.com.br

Photo: www.rodolfoclix.com.br

School has started again, and for those of you who think that it is monotonous with teachers, homework and project work 365 gives you: Seven things you can do at your school.

When I was in middle school, I was in the worst class in the whole of Göteborg. All the teachers were afraid of us and our class teacher got tired of us and put herself in a psychiatric ward because she could not handle our particular bunch of restless twelve year-olds. Instead we had a substitute named Stefan. Stefan was a former UN soldier, used snuff and had black boots. Instead of having math lessons he arranged full-scale water fights with water guns, buckets filled with water and water balloons. The whole staff room was spotted with puddles, the asphalt in the playground adopted a darker hue, and our wet clothes hung as heavy dog fur from our bodies. It was the most enjoyable month of my years in school.

Bonus - Water War North against South 080,808th This is really serious.

Required time: 
1 day or less
Cost: 
Free
Cons: 
It gets wet. You might slip. The occasional teacher may become irritated. You may need to carry an extra change of clothing.
Pros: 
It is much more fun than sitting on your hands doing nothing at all.