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Crowd Vortices
- Scientists have analyzed the crowd motion at the Feast of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain.
- Filming the crowds from balconies, researchers found that at densities above 4 people per square meter, the crowd moves in imperceptible eddies.
- Similar crowd patterns were observed in footage of the 2010 Love Parade disaster in which 21 people died.
- Understanding these dynamics can help prevent dangerous crowd behavior and stampedes.
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