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New study challenges popular explanation for London’s infamous “Wobbly Bridge”

Enlarge / London’s Millennium Bridge had issues with excessive shaking and swaying when it first opened in June 2000. (credit: Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Getty Images) London’s Millennium Bridge is notorious for its “wobble” when this first opened in June 2k, as thousands of pedestrians streamed across. Londoners nicknamed it “Wobbly Bridge. ” The accepted explanation has been […]

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What the physics of crowds can tell us about the tragic deaths at Astroworld

Enlarge / A street sign showing the cancellation of the AstroWorld Festival at NRG Park on November 6, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Eight people died and 25 people were hospitalized after a crowd surge during the performance of rapper and musician Travis Scott. (credit: Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)) The Astroworld music festival in Houston, […]