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Flash mob. A flash mob (or flashmob) [1] is a group of people that assembles suddenly in a public place, performs for a brief time, then quickly disperses, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and/or artistic expression. [2][3][4] Flash mobs may be organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails. [5][6][7][8][9] The ...
Flash rob. A flash rob, also known as a multiple offender crime or flash mob robbery, is an organized form of theft in which a group of participants enter a retail shop or convenience store en masse and steal goods and other items. [1][2][3] Typically, store workers and employees in these cases quickly become overwhelmed by the large number of ...
Yet in 2003, he claims, he was the originator of the first flash mob. Three years later he "revealed himself as the inventor" in an eleven-part series in Harper's , [ 1 ] having anonymously organized the first recognized examples in New York City during the summer of 2003.
9 fans arrested. Charges. Disorderly conduct. Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball 's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., on June 4, 1974. The promotion was meant to improve attendance at the game by offering cups of beer for just 10 cents each ...
Louisville Zombie Attack. The Louisville Zombie Attack, which started on August 29, 2005, as a flash mob, is a public event in Louisville, Kentucky held annually in August. Before 2016, it had been held on August 29 at 8:29 p.m., but the 2016 event was moved to August 27 (which fell on a Saturday that year) at the same time and rebranded as the ...
This bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park in June 2008 began with Boston Red Sox batter Coco Crisp being hit by a pitch from James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays. [1]A bench-clearing brawl is a form of fighting that occurs in sports, most notably baseball and ice hockey, in which most or all players on both teams leave their dugouts, bullpens, or benches, and charge onto the playing area in ...
Cash mob. A cash mob is a group of people who assemble at a local business to make purchases. The purpose of these mobs is to support both the local businesses and the overall community. They may also serve a secondary purpose in providing social opportunities. They are a form of flash mob, and are inspired by them. [1]
Blaseball was a baseball simulation horror game [1] developed by The Game Band. It was active from July 20, 2020, to June 2, 2023, [2] and was played via web browser. [3] During each week the game was active, a full season and championship series of "Internet League Blaseball" was simulated, with elections on Sundays in which the community changed the rules of the game.