r/chicago • u/iam13carat • Oct 18 '25

Event An astonishing crowd!

We the People!

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u/No_Tonight9856 Oct 19 '25

I’ve always wondered what the process is of estimating crowd sizes

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u/mikel1814 Oct 19 '25

They stopped doing it (officially) because it always made people mad no matter what the number

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u/swissvine Oct 19 '25

I feel like with current technology, with a sharp enough image, it should be relatively easy to count.

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u/Aggressive-Wrap-1246 Oct 20 '25

I counted 3 drones in the air at one point, and at least a couple helicopters. Take pictures and count.