Piano Stairs - Making Music While You Climb!
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Would people choose to climb rather than take an escalator if the stairs were more fun? While this may sound like a no-brainer to kids, it is not as clear-cut with adults. Hence the folks at car company Volkswagen, decided to try this fun stunt and the results, as most kids would say - were quite predictable.
The experiment was conducted at the Odenplan station in Stockholm, Sweden's capital city, where workers toiled all night to transform the staid subway stairs into a magical working piano keyboard.
Now by simply walking up the stairs, everybody could make amazing music. They soon noticed that commuters who normally headed straight for the escalator, paused for a minute, intrigued by the new stairs and then actually climbed them, some even jumping from one stair to the other. A two-day observation of the commuter's behavior revealed a sixty six percent increase in usage of the stairs - A no-brainer as most kids would say.
The company calls the phenomenon, 'fun theory' - using fun to change people's behavior for the better', and plans to conduct many more similar experiments, which they will post on a soon-to-be-launched website called 'fun theory.com'. We for one can't wait to see what they come up with next!
sources: dailymail.co.uk,senselost.com
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- kyleeover 8 yearsthat was so cool;love it
- bucsfan29over 8 yearsneeds to be at the mall
- spinnypeepsover 8 yearsI think we should have those EVERYWHERE! A simple solution to obesity. Stairs!!!!!
- spinnypeepsover 8 yearsI went to a children's hospital before, and they had piano stairs like these. But the music was a little jumbled and chaotic when a lot of people went on it at once.
- turtlenicoleover 8 yearsi would love them because I play piano and music is just wonderful! Like this if you agree!
- gymnastluv2253over 8 yearsThat is so awesome! I really think people should make more of those! :)
- simon22over 8 yearscool
- kittenheadover 8 yearsSome one needs to put some stairs like that everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;-)
- zebrapeace1103almost 9 yearsneed one of those on my steps!
- kittenheadover 8 yearsMe too. but I wouldn't get too sleep EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- otteralmost 9 yearsI need to do that. Or else... Oh, that would be SO fun!!! I play piano, but this would be way different, but still fun!!!! Seriously, I need to do that.