Busker's Arc

Semi-Circular Gap Between A Performer And A (Perhaps) Unwilling Audience

by Aaron Rice (a.rice@ukonline.co.uk)
written 22 Nov 1995

This article is classified "Real"


Many urban areas are home to a certain types of people who spend a lot of
their time - for reasons of unemployment, boredom, or just plain enjoyment -
performing their music in public places.

It has been observed on countless occasions that any pedestrians passing
such a musician will move past in a distanced semi-circular shape that can
be measured in a directly increasing proportion to the sound level of the
aforementioned artist.  It can also be observed that the physical behaviour
of these musicians will also influence the degree to which pedestrians will
depart from their chosen route.

Perhaps the most curious thing about some of these artists, is the type of
music they play - where this is generally regarded to be oddly familiar in
an unplaceable way.  It can occasionally be observed to benefit the lives of
others, bringing as it does, the joy of hearing one's favourite tune as one
strolls by, taking in the air - though this is not always the case.
However, the degree to which someone may benefit by the sound of the music,
does not usually influence the degree to which they avoid it.

It has been speculated by some, that there may be a connection with the
ever-growing mystery of crop circles.  Could it be that these are merely the
stage for a number of major busker fairs?  The sceptics would prefer to
reach to the furthest corners of the universe for explanations that may well
lay far closer to home.

Or perhaps, on the flip-side of the coin, could the whole business of
buskers, itself, be a mysterious and deadly invasion plan from beyond the 
stars?

Time will tell...

See also:
  • Boredom
  • Faking UFOs
  • Aggressive Giving
  • Avoiding Items By Convention
  • Ineffective Methods Of Promoting Silence

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