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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-04 06:28 AM
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There's gotta be a tried/true method for caluculating crowds. I have never
seen more people in one place than yesterday. And to think it all went down with no related deaths is an accomplishment. Media must be held accountable for lying about #'s. But then again, whining about this detracts fron other issues at hand. Damned if you do....
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No Mandate Here. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-04 06:44 AM
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1. There are widely different numbers...
Edited on Mon Aug-30-04 06:53 AM by ABB_15501
...but, from the NYTimes, I like the number of 500,000

<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/politics/campaign/30assess.html?hp>

Ooops...spelling
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-04 07:17 AM
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2. It shouldn't be that hard
to estimate a crowd marching in a street. I think some pictures that allow counting heads in a small known area and then multiplying to factor in the total size would be a reasonable estimate.
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