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A Bomb for Art’s Sake
The divide between the artistic and the mad has been called hard to define. Star Simpson thought it would be cool and artsy to wear a sweatshirt with a circuit board and battery attached to it at Boston’s Logan Airport. A hyper-vigilant information desk attendant challenged her about the artifact. Simpson decided to ignore the question and walk away. She’s pleaded not guilty to perpetrating a hoax.
The insanity is hard to pinpoint. Police brought out the heavy guns and ordered the EE/CS major to the ground. Airport and airline employees panicked at the sight of the unfamiliar, unidentified electronics. And Simpson — who says she loves ‘crazy ideas’ — explains that it was “a piece of art”.
I don’t know what is worse — the ignorance about the vagaries of circuit boards or Simpson’s professed innocence about the way her electronics would be interpreted by terrorist-fearing airport staff and police. Is something more lurking behind this prank like a manic episode or is this just youth and stupidity on a slow news day?
Note: Simpson’s MIT web site may be impossible to reach at this time.
Photo courtesy of The Smoking Gun
UPDATE: Bruce Schneier collects the evidence.
UPDATE: Machinist shows off the “bomb”. It’s not impressive.
Technorati Tags: star simpson, MIT, hoax, hoaxes, bizarre, terrorism, strange, bipolar disorder
Posted: September 21st, 2007 under Bipolar Disorder, Strange, Terrorism.
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Comment from Raine
Time: 9/21/2007, 5:08 pm
well that was stupid
Comment from jane
Time: 9/23/2007, 12:09 am
I think she’s an idiot that isn’t getting enough attention & will go to any extent to get it. I agree that our society is paranoid & at times, ignorant (I probably wouldn’t have known what it was), but for someone to exploit that by having fun at the expense of others, not funny at all.
Her attitude just seems so smug. I hope she gets a harsh consequence.
Time: 9/21/2007, 4:13 pm
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