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How fast does a stadium wave move

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That massive, spontaneous ripple of human standing is actually a highly predictable physical phenomenon. Studies analyzing massive crowds found that a stadium wave consistently moves at an average speed of twenty seats per second. It acts exactly like a localized earthquake, but vastly more annoying to the person just trying to eat a hotdog.

How fast does a stadium wave move
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