纽约人不喜欢新脚踏车。一辆全新脚踏车在纽约街头,要停放两百七十天,才会尸骨无存。
一家公司为了解一辆新脚踏车可以在纽约街上存活多久,他们买了辆脚踏车,去年一月一号把他放在苏荷区一条街上,用大锁锁在脚踏车停格里。
公司每天派人去拍下车子的现况。前一百多天,车子虽然经过风吹雨打太阳晒,看起来有点脏,但是完好无缺。不过,到了第一百八十二天,车上附的水壶没了。接下来状况加速恶化。到两百二十三天,大锁和篮子都没了,第两百四十七天,座埝不见了。第两百六十三天,龙头和前轮不见了。到第两百六十九天,车子躺了下去。第两百七十天,完全消失。
这家公司把每天的照片用快速播放的方式放出来,取名叫「脚踏车的一生」。
Day 1: The fully-equipped bike is secured to a U-lock on a SOHO street on January 1, 2011
Holding up: After just over 100 days the bike looks slightly weathered but appears to be completely in intact
Thirsty thief: At 182 days, it appears that a thief has made off with the bike's 'I heart NY' water bottle
Downhill: At 223 days the bike's d-lock has disappeared as has its basket加拿大华人网 http://www.sinoca.com/