LED Graffiti Causes Bomb Scare in Boston
Remember this video I posted a while back?
“I hope you can see this because I’m doing it as hard as I can…”
Guess the handiwork hasn’t been taken so well in Boston...
Turner Broadcasting plans to take responsibility for the “hoax devices” that were found at several locations in and around Boston Wednesday that forced police bomb units to scramble throughout the area.The incidents were part of a marketing campaign that involved a character from the cartoon show “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.”
“The ‘packages’ in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger. They are part of an outdoor marketing campaign in 10 cities in support of Adult Swim’s animated television show ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force,’” Turner Broadcasting, the parent company of Cartoon Network, said in a statement.
Hilarious…Wonder if I can contact the bomb squad to get one?
Update…The media goes crazy
It’s insane how much press this thing is getting. From calling them ‘suspicious packages’ to attempts at scaring people in other cities where they have been placed.
They’re clearly not packages, bombs, hoax devices, or whatever the media decides to call them today… They’re boards with LED’s and batteries. Whoever would mistake one of these things for a bomb needs to get their head checked.
I think I’ll start disposing of my random computer equipment in public places, just to see the reaction it gets. Wonder if my old Treo, stuck to a wall with the screen turned on would get reported?
On top of it all, looks like the guys who put up the art are now being held on $100,000 bond in Boston.
TimeWarner looks to be letting them sit in jail overnight. Not like they don’t have an army of lawyers at their disposal, and almost unlimited cash. What, they didn’t factor this into their budget?
Update 2…Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
