The Sound of Many Hands Clapping

Néda, Z., Ravasz, E., Brechet, Y., Vicsek, T., & Barabási, A. (2000). The Sound of Many Hands Clapping. Nature, 403(6772), 849-850.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2000

Volume

403

Issue

6772

Pages

849-850

DOI

10.1038/35002660

DOI registrant

Springer Nature

Link

https://doi.org/10.1038/35002660

Cited by

1 citation across 1 artifact.

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Mechanisms

• Shared Clap or Step Cycle
  • It is the fastest way to turn spectators into participants, and crowds will in fact drift toward synchronized rhythmic clapping on their own, which is exactly the tendency this mechanism harnesses.

    This sourceReports that audiences spontaneously shift from ordinary applause into synchronized rhythmic clapping.

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