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The Secrets of Time Square’s Ridiculous Billboards

By Matt Buchanan Published September 24, 2009, 8:20 pm ET

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Click to viewYou’re being punked whenever you walk into Times Square: The massive billboards assaulting your eyeballs are much higher res closer to ground than they are up top. Engadget discovers this, and other secrets, going “hands on” with Times Square. [Engadget]

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