How To Cut In Line and Not Get Caught

ewenc writes "A psychology study of hundreds of people waiting for front-row access to U2 concerts points to the best ways to cut in line and not get caught. 'Super-fans' are most irked by queue-jumpers. People were equally peeved whether someone cut in front or behind, and cutters who jumped beside a friend were less likely to attract scorn."

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The best way

[MadUndergrad]

is to pretend you're doing a study on line cutting, and interview someone near the front just as they start letting people in. Then release an actual study to prevent reprisals. Then profit?

Re:And the reward for most useless researcher goes

[ReverendLoki]

Given the history of concentration camps, I'm not so sure I'd be all that eager to get in any line at all, let alone cut towards the front.

Re:Call in a bomb threat

[dgatwood]

Oddly enough, when I read the title "How To Cut In Line and Not Get Caught", the first thing I thought was, "Does it involve explosions?".

The best way to cut in line without getting caught is to create a diversion, though I'll admit that explosions around a large crowd are probably not a good idea.... Controlled pyrotechnics, might do it, however, e.g. smoke bombs and/or carefully planted sparklers to make it look like an overhead electrical line is about to drop onto the crowd. A bunch of growling, barking dogs being chased down the street by their handlers might also do the trick. Other possibilities include a live bear, a cat fight between two hired actresses, or an alien spacecraft landing nearby... until somebody invents the SEP field, that is.

Of course, an ideal plan would include all of the above simultaneously. Sadly, if someone has time to plan such an elaborate diversion, he/she probably has time to get in line earlier, and as such, everything in this post is a terrible idea. Remember, kids, don't try this at home....

Re:And the reward for most useless researcher goes

[j1mmy]

no application, they just cut in line when the gov was handing out research grants

Best queue jumping story

[Pig Hogger]

Best queue jumping story so far.

Re:Best method of cutting without getting caught:

[MorderVonAllem]

unless you use a knife

Re:And the reward for most useless researcher goes

[Anonymous Coward]

It might look like I'm writing a reply to this post, but actually I'm just trying to get as close to the top of the page as possible.

Re:And the reward for most useless researcher goes

[Anonymous Coward]

And I'm jumping in beside a friend. It's less likely to attract scorn.