All aboard the ‘No Pants Subway Ride’

Jan 12, 2014

All aboard the ‘No Pants Subway Ride’

Tim Swift 1 Comment Case of the Fridays, World flashmob, No Pants Subway Ride, odd news

Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” were out in force Sunday in more than 60 cities across the globe. Started in 2002 with only seven participants, the idea behind “No Pants” is that random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter, without wearing trousers. The participants wear all of the usual winter clothing on their top half such as hats, scarves and gloves and do not acknowledge each other’s similar state of undress.

: People taking part in the “No Pants Subway Ride” are seen on the platform at the Potsdamer Platz station on the U2 Subway line in Berlin on January 12, 2014 . (Odd Anderson/AFP Getty Images)

: Passengers without their pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Vienna January 12, 2014. (Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)

: A unsuspecting subway passenger looks at participants of the No Pants Subway Ride on January 12, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

: People taking part in the “No Pants Subway Ride” stand on the platform at the Potsdamer Platz station on the U2 Subway line in Berlin on January 12, 2014. (Odd Anderson/ AFP/Getty Images)

: Passengers, not wearing pants, walk through a subway train transfer tunnel during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Prague January 12, 2014. (David W. Cerny/Reuters)

: A dog looks on as participants in the13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: An unsuspecting passenger sits next to a participant of the No Pants Subway Ride on a train on January 12, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

: Passengers without their pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Kiev January 12, 2014. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Kiev January 12, 2014. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

: A passenger without his pants waits for a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Paris January 12, 2014. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants wait for a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Paris January 12, 2014. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organisers. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

: Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Passengers without pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Kiev January 12, 2014. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world in January, according to its organizers. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

: A passenger without his pants waits for a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event in Sofia January 12, 2014. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world, according to its organisers. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)

: People in underwear leave a subway station in Paris, as they take part in the 2014 No Pants Subway Ride on January 12, 2014 in Paris. (Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants in the13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” wait for trains at a London underground station in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Passengers with no pants exit a subway station during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event in Warsaw January 12, 2014. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

: A participant in the13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” enters a London underground station in London, on January 12, 2014.(Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: A dog looks on as participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” queue for tickets at a London underground station in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Participants in the13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” pose for a photograph at Paddington underground station in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Participants in the13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images)

: Passengers without their pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Vienna January 12, 2014. (Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants check their mobile phones as they wait for a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at Plaza de Castilla subway station in Madrid January 12, 2014. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

: People in underwear pose in front of the Arc de Triomphe prior to take part in the 2014 No Pants Subway Ride on January 12, 2014 in Paris. (Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images)

: Passengers without their pants wait for a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event in Warsaw January 12, 2014. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

: Passengers without pants wait for a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event in Warsaw January 12, 2014. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

: A passenger without his pants waits for a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event in Warsaw January 12, 2014. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants wait for a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Paris January 12, 2014. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants check their mobile phones as they wait for a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at Plaza de Castilla subway station in Madrid January 12, 2014. (Sergio Perez/Reuters0

: Passengers without their pants ride a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Paris January 12, 2014. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

: Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

: Passengers without their pants wait for a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Paris January 12, 2014. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

: People in underwear walk in a corridor of a subway station in Paris, as they take part in the 2014 No Pants Subway Ride on January 12, 2014 in Paris. (Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images)

: A passenger without his pants walks before taking a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Madrid January 12, 2014. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants stand inside a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Madrid January 12, 2014. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

: Passengers without their pants sit inside a train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event at a subway station in Madrid January 12, 2014. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

: A passenger without his pants rides a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” event in Warsaw January 12, 2014. The event is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world, according to its organisers. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)

: Passengers without pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Kiev January 12, 2014. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

: Passengers without pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Kiev January 12, 2014. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

: Passengers without pants wait on a underground platform during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Kiev January 12, 2014. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

: A woman takes of her trousers prior to take part in the 2014 No Pants Subway Ride on January 12, 2014 in a subway station in Paris. (Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants in the 13th annual International “No Pants Subway Ride” travel on a London underground train in London, on January 12, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

: A passenger, not wearing pants, rides a subway train during the “No Pants Subway Ride” in Paris January 12, 2014. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

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