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Here’s photographic evidence of the flash mob’s successful takeover of the Manhattan Macy’s fancy-rug department, courtesy of moistandtasty.com (above). Visit that site, as well as Satan’s Laundromat, for more photos.

New Yorkers used e-mail to coordinate a huge, instant gathering of people around a particular rug. Participants were instructed to tell questioning salesmen that they all lived together in a warehouse in Queens, and they were considering purchasing the item for use as a “Love Rug” back at the house. After precisely ten minutes the crowd dissipated.

UPDATE: This week’s edition of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered included a segment about the flash mob. (Thanks to Mike from Satan’s Laundromat for yet another tip.)

UPDATE: Here’s a look back at the event from Wired News. (Thanks for the tip, Mike.)

UPDATE: Here’s another money shot of the salesman, from ephemeroi.com.

Do you have photos from the event? How about video or audio? Please link to your coverage in the comments below.

(For background information, see the first flash mob post.)

Our senior Manhattan correspondent David Danzig reports that New Yorkers are using e-mail to coordinate “inexplicable mobs” — huge crowds that materialize in public places and suddenly dissipate 10 minutes later.

Below I’ve pasted the e-mail announcement for the next mob, scheduled to take place Tuesday, June 17, 2003.
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