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Strict crowd limits set for Beijing Lunar New Year celebrations in wake of Shanghai crush | South China Morning Post
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![Nathan Ruser on Twitter: "The area filled by protesters is a GENEROUS 32k square metres. The 476k figure would mean 15 people (!!) per square metre. That is impossible. Physically impossible. The Nathan Ruser on Twitter: "The area filled by protesters is a GENEROUS 32k square metres. The 476k figure would mean 15 people (!!) per square metre. That is impossible. Physically impossible. The](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECLYUZrUYAQ5Ybo.png)
Nathan Ruser on Twitter: "The area filled by protesters is a GENEROUS 32k square metres. The 476k figure would mean 15 people (!!) per square metre. That is impossible. Physically impossible. The
![Simon Scarr on Twitter: "Experts use a variety of methods to count crowds. Static crowds can be estimated by working out a density of people. This is known as Jacobs's method. @ReutersGraphics Simon Scarr on Twitter: "Experts use a variety of methods to count crowds. Static crowds can be estimated by working out a density of people. This is known as Jacobs's method. @ReutersGraphics](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9keE8bUYAAhaAA.jpg)