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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  • sandefurk
    sandefurkalmost 11 years
    it seems that a lot more people will get more exercise
    • susie
      susieabout 11 years
      cool!!
      • aniash_asialaabout 11 years
        hmmmpp..that was so very unique
        • iluvpiano261967about 11 years
          omg this awesome and im like a small bethoveen!!
          • PandaLuvr101over 11 years
            awesome
            • ichigo
              ichigoover 11 years
              cool
              • lolwithme321
                lolwithme321over 11 years
                That would be awesome if I could climb up those stairs cause I actually play the piano! :)
                • houmagundkfjover 11 years
                  it would be fun to have those in my house
                  • doggirl
                    doggirlover 11 years
                    that it cool but the guy in the first picture needs to pul up his pants
                    • kaleighalmost 12 years
                      I would love to be there!

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