#they invented those doors with the horisontal handles that you can push and they open. the crash bar
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was supposed to only skim through a book I need to study for an exam but it actually ended up being interesting. I don't think I'll ever graduate
#it's called fear: a cultural history by joanna bourke#last night i read the chapter about disasters and mass panic#and how if mass panic sets in it'll take 5 minutes for people to start dying. so you have to be able to evacuate in 3-4 minutes#also mass panic sets easily in places where emotions are manipulated ie. theatre and sports stadiums#after the victoria hall disaster in 1883 where children were trampled to death as they scrambled for a toy prize after a theatre show#they invented those doors with the horisontal handles that you can push and they open. the crash bar#which prevents a mass of people getting stuck#anyway. i'm here all week for history trivia#nor's rambles
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