theRalph Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theRalph Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Nerd 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEBranch Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dukestreetking Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theRalph Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestreetking Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co_springs_billsfan Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 17, 2021 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, co_springs_billsfan said: So letting too many fans in creates a "dead room". Kinda ya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1.21 gigawatts. Science. 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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