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Sunday, July 1, 2012
The physics of crowds can kill
Almost two years ago, 21 people died when they were crushed to death
in the crowd at the Love Parade music festival in Germany. Now, scientists have been able to pinpoint exactly what lead to those deaths.
Here's a hint: It wasn't a stampede, there's no evidence of intentional
pushing, and it doesn't look like mass hysteria had anything to do with
the deaths. So how did those 21 people die? Physics.
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