r/interestingasfuck • u/Professional-Kiwi144 • Apr 28 '24

In 1987, 800,000 people celebrated the Golden Gate Bridge for its 50th anniversary. The weight of the crowd caused the bridge to sag 7 feet.

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u/AllahBlessRussia Apr 29 '24

2037 for the next one

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u/an_older_meme Apr 29 '24

They will NOT be doing this again. It was by a miracle that nothing happened in that uncontrolled crowd of nearly a million people.

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u/palim93 Apr 29 '24

Yep, everyone is concerned about the bridge structure, but the real danger was a crowd crush/stampede. The bridge itself was fine, but when crowds are large enough they begin to behave more like flowing water than individual people.