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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 2, 2012
That must have been an amazing sight. 
I know there are professional crowd-estimators. One came close to an accurate estimate of the crowd at the first Obama inauguration.
It would be nice if Greek journalists would consult them. When I lived in Athens, the newspapers routinely claimed that a million people had congregated in Syntagma Square.
Now, ask Gnomon if he thinks 1 million people will FIT in Syntagma Square. 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Dec 2, 2012
Well, even if they spilled out onto the road and the space in front of the parliament, there's only 234m x 137m. For a space that size to hold a million people, you'd have to pack 31 people per square metre, which would be a tight squeeze.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 2, 2012
Particularly if they're waving their arms about, which they usually are during political discussions. 
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Recumbentman Posted Dec 4, 2012
A person's footprint would be one square foot, so nine people per square metre would already be unbearable. Is there a Guinness record for packing people on flat ground?
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Icy North Posted Dec 4, 2012
I've no idea, but It's probably on the Waterloo and City Line at approximately 08:30, weekdays.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 4, 2012
What about Tokyo? I think they employ people to push commuters onto trains.
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Pirate Alexander LeGray Posted Dec 4, 2012
I don't go on the tube; catch a bus you get a seat and see things:
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AE Hill, Mabin-OGion Character of inauspicious repute Posted Dec 4, 2012
But more to the point of the thread, how many things do you see?
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AE Hill, Mabin-OGion Character of inauspicious repute Posted Dec 4, 2012
More than you can count!
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AE Hill, Mabin-OGion Character of inauspicious repute Posted Dec 5, 2012
forty-two factorial
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Baron Grim Posted Dec 5, 2012
Which comes to 1405006117752879898543142606244511569936384000000000.
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- 41: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Dec 2, 2012)
- 42: Gnomon - time to move on (Dec 2, 2012)
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- 44: Recumbentman (Dec 4, 2012)
- 45: Icy North (Dec 4, 2012)
- 46: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Dec 4, 2012)
- 47: Pirate Alexander LeGray (Dec 4, 2012)
- 48: AE Hill, Mabin-OGion Character of inauspicious repute (Dec 4, 2012)
- 49: Recumbentman (Dec 4, 2012)
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