I didn't either, I was just taking a little dig at gtc b/c he's so loved around here. :lol:
But let's assume for a moment that that number is relatively accurate. Why in the world would that number be "a joke" ?
Is the Rose Parade a joke? (Commonly estimated by organizers between 700k and 1 million, but most people claim those figures to be impossibly high).
Here's an interesting read on the subject:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/readers/2009/01/rose-parade-big.html
An excerpt:
Here is reader Apanel's methodology based on his Doo Dah experience: "The route is 5.5 miles long, or 29,040 feet. So, if you allowed two feet per person, for spectators standing shoulder-to-shoulder, it would take 29,040 people to form one row of spectators along both sides of the entire parade route. Therefore, to have 700,000 people in attendance, you'd need to have 24 rows of people, packed together like sardines, on both sides of the entire parade route. And even when you factor in bleacher seating, which accounts for perhaps 100,000 people, at best, that would still require 21 rows of people standing along both sides of the parade route. Obviously, that's physically impossible, and, just as obviously, the density of the crowd, with all the chairs, coolers, blankets, and other gaps, comes nowhere near maximum density.
PS: Parades are gay. :toast:
But let's assume for a moment that that number is relatively accurate. Why in the world would that number be "a joke" ?
Is the Rose Parade a joke? (Commonly estimated by organizers between 700k and 1 million, but most people claim those figures to be impossibly high).
Here's an interesting read on the subject:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/readers/2009/01/rose-parade-big.html
An excerpt:
Here is reader Apanel's methodology based on his Doo Dah experience: "The route is 5.5 miles long, or 29,040 feet. So, if you allowed two feet per person, for spectators standing shoulder-to-shoulder, it would take 29,040 people to form one row of spectators along both sides of the entire parade route. Therefore, to have 700,000 people in attendance, you'd need to have 24 rows of people, packed together like sardines, on both sides of the entire parade route. And even when you factor in bleacher seating, which accounts for perhaps 100,000 people, at best, that would still require 21 rows of people standing along both sides of the parade route. Obviously, that's physically impossible, and, just as obviously, the density of the crowd, with all the chairs, coolers, blankets, and other gaps, comes nowhere near maximum density.
PS: Parades are gay. :toast:
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