Transportation
Here's One Way to Waste Time at the Bus Stop
An Italian street artist has the perfect thing for when the bus is running late: Popping bubblewrap.
Trip Adviser describes Milan's public-transit system as "excellent." But no such system is without occasional hiccups that leave commuters stranded, twiddling their fingers over smartphones and issuing grumpy little sighs.
Artist Fra Biancoshock, whose website says he specializes in "creating unconventional experiences seen on streets of Italy," has found a solution to frustratingly late buses. He recently deployed his concept in Milan, which he calls "Antistress For Free." It's simply sheets of bubble wrap hanging on the side of a bus shelter. Bored commuters, or those with ADHD, can while away the minutes by engaging in that supremely satisfying activity of popping the bubbles.