[bondjamesbond]

Exactly! Just one bomb squad police could have determined this was not a threat in a minute. Only idiots push the big red button.

Unfortunately, due to the configuration of the first one they found, they apparently had to close off a major highway before they could investigate. Once something like that is done, it's too late. The Big Red Button has already been pressed.

Can you imagine the conversation? "Chief, we need to close I-92 one way for a half hour... Why? Well, there is a suspicious device attached to a pillar that we have to investigate... Well, it's flat and black and so-by-so big and has wires and lights on it... What do you mean they found one just like it in the basement of Tufts Hospital?..." And it's off to the races!

[49th]

I agree with you, it's not at all surprising that one of the cities in which this campaign was going on responded in this manner, however I disagree that it was the probable intent of the viral marketing campaign.

It did, in fact, work out better than anyone could possibly have hoped for the fine people at Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and if you insist on calling the post-modern work of genius that is ATHF 'stupid' I shall have to become deeply sarcastic and not at all nice towards you.

Also, I commend the two artists for their behavior at their press conference. After being advised by their lawyers to not make any comments regarding the case, instead of responding with "no comment" to everything they had a little fun at the expense of the press, which is awesome.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

Unfortunately, due to the configuration of the first one they found, they apparently had to close off a major highway before they could investigate. Once something like that is done, it's too late. The Big Red Button has already been pressed.

They closed off the street because they are incopetent. There was no need to do that. The size of the device determines the threat level, not the police ignorance. Much of this device was exposed, they feared the batterys had explosive. However this had such a small capacity there was no need to do more than close a couple of lanes for a short time.

Chicago managed to remove 20 of them without so much a peep in national news, let alone a nuclear meltdown.