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A Western Washington University geology professor looked at the seismic activity from Taylor Swift's concerts in Seattle to see how much the ground shook
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- Title
- Seattle's 'Swift Quake' surpasses 2011 'Beast Quake' seismic activity
- Published
- Jul 26 2023
- Word count
- 569 words
for some local background, the "Beast Quake" is Seattle-famous - it happened in 2011 but has its own Wikipedia page:
here's the original game video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt0jAa6alUc
because Taylor Swift's Eras tour took place in the same stadium, it's possible to make an apples-to-apples comparison between the seismograph readings. and the Swifties beat the Hawks fans - by about double:
Not to over analyze a funny thing but I imagine Tay Tay probably caused most of that excess quake herself. It’s not like Marshawn Lynch was mic’ed on the field, belting out pop hits at a million decibels over a huge amplified sound system.
I think they mean the crowd caused the seismic activity, not the individuals themselves.
For what it’s worth, I was there at the TS concert on Saturday and it was easily the loudest and largest concert I’ve been to by an incredibly large margin.
Coordinated/synchronized jumping will do that. Parties and dance floors can generate some serious forces; they've collapsed structures on more than one occasion.