An event that had nearly 2,900 confirmed attendees on Facebook turned out to be less than success as the scheduled noon “Flash Mob” on the Main Quad had roughly 50-100 participants.
According to the Facebook event “University of Illinois Flash Mob 2009 – Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day,” participants were supposed to head to the Main Quad before 11:55. At that time, everyone on quad was supposed to drop to the ground and pretend to nap for 10 minutes. At 12:05, everyone was to go about their day as if nothing happened.
The event was less than a success, but some people were still able to enjoy it. Nicholas Wood, a student in LAS, said he participated in the flash mob because it’s a wonderful way for students to express themselves while also enjoying a quick nap.
Others thought it didn’t live up to the hype.
“I thought it would be better than this. I’m a little disappointed,” said Olga Lopez, a University student.
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Already, posts on the Facebook event have called expressed it was an “epic fail.”
“It was about the level of stupidity I was expecting,” Marcus Cole, junior at the University.
Wood said he expected the video from it to be posted on YouTube.
Antonio Burnett and Bridget Mulcahy contributed to this report.
