why are crowds louder than small groups/individuals even if each person produces the same amount of noise? In other words why would a group of people, each generating noise at Xdb sound louder than an individual generating noise at Xdb? How does cumulative sound work?

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why are crowds louder than small groups/individuals even if each person produces the same amount of noise? In other words why would a group of people, each generating noise at Xdb sound louder than an individual generating noise at Xdb? How does cumulative sound work?

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Get in a pool and try to make a wave by yourself, then do the same with 9 other people working together. The wave is the loudness, and the 10 people wave is MUCH bigger because more energy/force

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