Groups of identical twins — dressed alike and aping each others’ actions — recently turned a New York City subway car into a "human mirror."
The rolling optical illusion, the latest mission undertaken by the public stunt masters at Improv Everywhere, drew double-takes and amused comments from subway riders. The action was captured on the sly by wireless microphones and hidden cameras.
"We would get on the 6 train at the start of the line at Brooklyn Bridge and the twins would sit on either side of the car, directly across from their sibling," writes organizer Charlie Todd on the Improv Everywhere blog. "Once in place, their job would be to mirror each other as closely as possible. If one scratches his head, so should the other. If anyone asked them what was going on, they should claim not to notice anything unusual and not to even be able to see their sibling."
Check out the action in Improv Everywhere’s video (embedded) and visit the group’s site for behind-the-scenes photos and anecdotes from some of the twins.
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