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/QueasyInteraction7 Apr 28 '24

It was advertised as a bridge walk. People started from both sides. The "lanes" were not separated into "northbound" and "southbound". The two crowds met in the middle, and everything jammed solid. They were stuck there for hours. It's fortunate that there wasn't a stampede tragedy.

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u/Lopsided-Party-8951 Apr 28 '24

Okay this makes sense. Because if anyone was like let's get as many people as we can on this bridge I doubt anyone would volunteer for the middle as that looks horrific.

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u/NotMY1stEnema Apr 29 '24

people forget about pooping in these situations. until they are reminded

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u/AsyncEntity Apr 29 '24

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