So yeah.

Silverberg et al studied the physics and mechanics of MOSHING!

Pretty cool eh?

By studying heavy metal concerts and Youtube videos of such concerts, they came up with a few notable observations:

• Moshers move randomly, in an undirected manner
• Mosh pits behave in the same way as gases
• Active moshers are confined by passive moshers
• There is no preference between clockwise or anticlockwise in circle pits

And they created a program that simulates mosh pits, circle pits, and more!
You can play with a number of variables and have some fun imagining yourself moshing with people while … Read more