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when the room has more humans than the room has room for.
means a state where the number of people or things in a space exceeds what it can reasonably or safely hold.
from from over- plus crowd, itself from old english cruda, to press or push; the word has meant too many bodies in too little space since at least the 1800s, when cities first outgrew their sewers.
prisonsmany us facilities run past 100 percent design capacity.
biology termanimal studies link crowding to stress hormone spikes.
trainstokyo hires pushers to fit riders into carriages.
hospitalsemergency room crowding raises patient mortality risk, studies show.
for instance
tokyo subway — oshiya staff physically pack commuters during rush hour.
mecca hajj — over 2 million pilgrims converge yearly, causing deadly crushes.
rikers island — nyc jail long cited for dangerous inmate overcrowding.
kowloon walled city — once held 50000 people per square kilometer before 1994 demolition.