theRalph Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Other than the fact that Bills fans are the best and loudest in the world, there are three reasons the Ralph could be so loud: 1. Though only 6700 fans were allowed in, these were all in the lower bowl which represents just 2/3 of the 71870 capacity. That means the lower bowl was at 14% capacity, not 9% 2. When hearing a crowd of 70000 scream, there aren’t 70000 actually screaming. It’s usually about 40 - 50% that are the loudest. Using 50%, that means that the 6700 (who were all screaming, of course) represented no 14%, but 28% of the lower bowl capacity. 3. With only 6700 in the stands, that left a lot of hard reflective surfaces that allowed reverberation. This would have greatly amplified the voices that were there. In a full stadium soft bodies and clothes act to deaden sound. 5 2
Livinginthepast Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Kudos to those fans who attended, they were awesome!! Sounded like 100,000!!! They made a huge difference in the game!! 1
Big Turk Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Them being able to smack the long benches and seat backs since there were no other fans sitting in them allowed a huge amount of noise to be made that normally would not have been a method available to them. 1 2
theRalph Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Them being able to smack the long benches and seat backs since there were no other fans sitting in them allowed a huge amount of noise to be made that normally would not have been a method available to them Great point. 1
SF Bills Fan Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 I was thinking about that and arrived at sane conclusion. I think the biggest factor actually not having all the extra people to dampen the sound. That sound echoed all over the lower bowl rather than get absorbed.
1ManRaid Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Bothered me (perhaps a bit too much) when I'd be at games and 2/3 of my section would be sitting on their hands not making a sound while we're on defense on third down. I guess it depends on the section but I would give my left nut to be at a home playoff game where EVERYONE is going nuts. 1
NEBranch Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Arrowhead will be troublesome noise-wise. Larger crowd and comparably fanatical. Might have to bust out the speakers for practice this week.
SF Bills Fan Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, NE Branch said: Arrowhead will be troublesome noise-wise. Larger crowd and comparably fanatical. Might have to bust out the speakers for practice this week. Browns are going to win
Dukestreetking Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 30 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Nerd Well, there's also issue of cooler air over a surface area, thus wave refraction, leading to "more" sound, then... Ahh, screw it, this is too nerdy.
theRalph Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dukestreetking said: Well, there's also issue of cooler air over a surface area, thus wave refraction, leading to "more" sound, then... Ahh, screw it, this is too nerdy. Plus, without the thermodynamic lift created by thousands of bbq grills around the stadium, the inversion layer over the 6700 Would have acted as a sound mirror. 1
Steptide Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Another factor is the fact that the more people in a place the more the sound is absorbed. So while 70k people will still be louder, 7k people can still make a heck of alot of noise with less sound being absorbed by 63k less bodies.
Dukestreetking Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, theRalph said: Plus, without the thermodynamic lift created by thousands of bbq grills around the stadium, the inversion layer over the 6700 Would have acted as a sound mirror. Yes, which is exactly why one uses certain chemical weapons only during an inversion layer. So, how far can I pull this thread off the rails?
co_springs_billsfan Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Steptide said: Another factor is the fact that the more people in a place the more the sound is absorbed. So while 70k people will still be louder, 7k people can still make a heck of alot of noise with less sound being absorbed by 63k less bodies. So letting too many fans in creates a "dead room".
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 53 minutes ago, SF Bills Fan said: I was thinking about that and arrived at sane conclusion. I think the biggest factor actually not having all the extra people to dampen the sound. That sound echoed all over the lower bowl rather than get absorbed. That is what the family engineering firm concluded 1
Steptide Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, co_springs_billsfan said: So letting too many fans in creates a "dead room". Kinda ya 1
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