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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Isn’t it a positive feedback loop? The louder it gets, the louder people talk to be heard, making it louder. Repeat.
Surely you’ve been out in a crowd for an evening and woken up the next day with a croaky voice due to shouty-talking all night?
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