@alyx well it appears to only happen a very large compact events which we dont really have since were are more spread out and atomized

@alyx @PinochetsCommieCopter ‘Surge’ is a much better descriptor of these occurrences than ‘stampede’. Frequently, it’s caused by a large mass of people traveling in one direction through a chokepoint and something happens that causes a chain reaction in the crowd and there is so much momentum that it’s impossible to overcome.

I’ve experienced conditions like this twice: once in the stands after a soccer match after a goal was scored and once descending down narrow stairs into a transit station after leaving the stadium. In both instances nothing bad happened but you can feel something happening and you don’t know where exactly it’s coming from. It’s like being carried along by the current in a river rather then panicking and running in the same direction as everyone else.

@alyx @PinochetsCommieCopter Americans do it during black Friday sales instead