PHOTOS: Thousands Strip To Undewear To Celebrate “No Pants Subway Ride”

Thousands of people around the globe strip to underwear to ride on public transport with no pants on last Sunday, January 10.
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The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event where people ride trains, tubes and subways while not wearing pants.

Part of the appeal of ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ is that travellers are meant to act as though they don’t know they’re legs are out

Participants in the No Pants Subway Ride walk on a New York City subway platform in New York

The first ride began with seven riders in 2002 in New York City, it was organized by a comedic performance art group Improv Everywhere.

Uncomfortable passengers?

The message was clear for all to see among these participants in Los Angeles’ Union Station

“The participants behave as if they do not know each other, and they all wear winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. The only unusual thing is their lack of pants,” Improv Everywhere’s website explains.

In the spirit of the ride, two people wearing no trousers make people laugh as they partake in the ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in Prague

Four leggy ladies act casually as they bare all on the London underground on Sunday

“It’s fun and helps get people out of their comfort zone, spice up life a little bit,” one of the participants said.

These NYPD officers seemed less than impressed with the general theme of the day

One commuter appears to get a little too carried away while performing for shocked and amused onlookers

Another one added: “I’m 56 and I’m kind of proud of myself. At a senior age, it’s supposed to be not acceptable, but I want to change the perception of that: I’ve become an exhibitionist today.”
According to the group, participants in this year’s event hailed from more than 60 cities in over 25 countries, including Germany, Australia, Russia, Great Britain, Czech Republic and many more.