tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post4449788415152920932..comments2023-11-03T02:47:54.900-05:00Comments on The Cumberland Post: A Tale of Two PhotosDapper Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-68782797654185715782010-09-06T08:27:24.682-05:002010-09-06T08:27:24.682-05:00Interesting P.C. I figured it just by trying to r...Interesting P.C. I figured it just by trying to relate it to a large stadium (Rose Bowl), The Big House at TN, etc. I reckoned that it would overflow any of those by a good bit, but not fill both. So, I can buy 125,000.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-44592409748115228082010-09-06T04:38:37.402-05:002010-09-06T04:38:37.402-05:00It is a simple matter to use Google Earth to calcu...It is a simple matter to use Google Earth to calculate the crowd size.<br />They have a tool called Ruler that you can use to measure physical features in length. Create a rectangle, calculate its square area and extrapolate to people per square foot.<br />Overlay of Lincoln Memorial:<br />Height of rectangle=1,000'<br />Length of rectangle=2,500'<br />Area= 2,500,000 sqft<br />Space per person= 4'x5'=20sqft (generous calculation. Go to AirPhotosLive.com for sample photos. The four corners of this rectangle are sparsely populated)<br />125,000, give or take an ice cream vendor.P.C.Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726225101403143649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-44144400588091054292010-09-05T12:32:53.728-05:002010-09-05T12:32:53.728-05:00The most impressive thing about the Beck rally to ...The most impressive thing about the Beck rally to me was the way the crowd left The Mall: spotless and trash-free. Compare and contrast the pics after the Beck rally and after The One's inauguration. Instructive, that.<br /><br />I read somewhere (Krauthammer, mebbe?) that if Beck had asked the crowd to mow the grass afterward they would have.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com