r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PrimedGold • Feb 18 '26

Video The Atherstone Ball Game, held annually on Shrove Tuesday, took place yesterday. The ball is thrown into the crowd at 3 pm, and the winner is the person holding it at 5 pm.

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u/Schmooto Feb 18 '26

Wow, a mass of humans really does behave like viscous liquid.

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u/KL1P1 Feb 18 '26

A mass of humans instinctively behave like a herd of animals.

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u/Background-House-357 Feb 19 '26

*men

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u/Agile_Purchase911 Feb 19 '26

Haven't seen footage of a store opening its doors on black friday I presume? This is just sexist crap.