No Pants?

The guys and gals at Improv Everywhere are at it again. On Saturday, January 10th nearly 2,500 people took off their pants on subways in 22 cities around the world. In New York’s 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride, they convinced more than 1,200 people to participate.

Riders were divided up and dispatched to 4 separate train lines. The high was 30 degrees and there was a nice steady stream of snow.

They put about 300 people on each train, with individual cars growing stop by stop with pantless riders. The mission worked by using two separate trains for each line. On the first train at every stop new people would stand up, remove their pants, and leave the train. People on the second train then saw pantless subway riders waiting on the platform and entering their car at each stop.

All of the train lines eventually converged on Union Square at the end of the mission, which meant that within a short stretch of time 1,200 pantless people passed through the station’s exit turnstiles.

For a complete recap, video highlights and some great pictures, check out the Improve Everywhere website.