Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Crowd Behaviour

Here's a simulation on how a crowd will probably react during an emergency, rushing towards an exit.

http://www.geosimulation.org/crowds/

This reminds me of my secondary school. There's only one exit when the school bell goes off. And its 1 1/2 meters wide. I estimate about 600-700 students trying to cram through that gate within 10 minutes. The school principal had the second gate closed due to ' safety' concerns.

Go figure.

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