When it was obvious that classes had let out, and the traffic at the cage grew heavier, we had a lot of people pass by. At the very least they slowed down, and a bunch of people asked us what we were doing. A couple asked if it was for a class, but the first instinct was usually that it was for some sort of environmental studies course rather than spectacle. We kept answering, "we're just playing" or "we're building!" and we would ask people to help us out (we even had extra gloves so it would be sanitary) but not one person did. Everyone had some excuse to be on their way somewhere--and I understand that it is legitimate--but many just seemed like they were afraid to contribute and enjoyed staring instead. A couple people gave us their cups or bottles as they were leaving and one person said, "No thanks, but it's a good visual reminder." Reminder of what? Not specified... but at least it was a nice comment.
Christopher ended up adding to our creation at the end, and finally it all toppled over and we decided it was done. One hour and seven recycling bins later, we concluded that we had a good time and managed to make a few people stare and ask some questions. A success.
Just a few shots of the event:
And here's when Chris joined in... he added the glove balloon! :)
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