The largest gathering of humanity in history

dxhound2005

Yesterday in India. I just thought it was worth remarking on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_peaceful_gatherings_in_history#Over_ten_million

An estimated 30 million people visited the Maha Kumbh Mela on 10th February 2013 and an estimated 100 million are expected to visit the place during the festival spread over 55 days.[1]

Where To

Ireland 2013 will trump that easily.

Airitech

The largest gathering of humanity in history?

That was the "jobs not debt" protest last Saturday if you are to believe some people.

ArtyM

Jaysus, Imagine havin yer burger van at that!
You'd shift some fillet burgers, and curry chips.

Nodin

ArtyM wrote: »

Jaysus, Imagine havin yer burger van at that!
You'd shift some fillet burgers, and curry chips.

Not the burgers, they don't do cow.

Nodin

Nodin wrote: »

Not the burgers, they don't do cow.

it's ok, they're actually horse

drunkmonkey

Nodin wrote: »

Not the burgers, they don't do cow.

Either do we, just horse, donkey and pig. He'll make a packet.

Omackeral

I heard there was in and around a whole jaysis hape of people at The Ploughing Championships last year. That must come close?

Nodin

Omackeral wrote: »

I heard there was in and around a whole jaysis hape of people at The Ploughing Championships last year. That must come close?

And at the ploughing championship, ye don't have to jump in the river to get drowned either.

Chuck Stone

All trying to curry favour with the gods.

Shint0

In India sure it's any old excuse for a festival, any excuse to get the day off work. They have a different one for every day of the week

Frank Black

The local Tesco superstore on Christmas Eve was far more crowded.

squod

Expect Microsoft's technical support to stop for the whole world.....

Johro

If only we could somehow harness that energy...

brimal

Kumbh Mela in numbers
Number expected to bathe: 100 million
Number of days: 55
Area: 20 sq km (4,932 acres)
Drinking water: 80 million litres
Toilets: 35,000
Doctors: 243
Police: 30,000

I think that is a shockingly low number of doctors available for 100 million people.

Slick50

brimal wrote: »

Kumbh Mela in numbers
Number expected to bathe: 100 million
Number of days: 55
Area: 20 sq km (4,932 acres)
Drinking water: 80 million litres
Toilets: 35,000
Doctors: 243
Police: 30,000

I think that is a shockingly low number of doctors available for 100 million people.

Especially with that many people bathing in one another's piss.

Banjo String

Ahhhhhh...... That would explain why there was only lazy fat how'yas working in my Londis and Esso garages yesterday.

MadsL

brimal wrote: »

Kumbh Mela in numbers
Number expected to bathe: 100 million
Number of days: 55
Area: 20 sq km (4,932 acres)
Drinking water: 80 million litres
Toilets: 35,000
Doctors: 243
Police: 30,000

I think that is a shockingly low number of doctors available for 100 million people.

I'd be more concerned about sharing a toilet with 2856 other people, frankly.

Teyla Emmagan

100 million dirty religious people washing themselves?!!? I'd rather face Oxygen again.

Capt'n Midnight

or the 800ml of water per person over 55 days

stoneill

There's usually that amount of people ahead of me when I'm in a queue for something.