Collective Motion of Moshers at Heavy Metal Concerts User ae6nr, in the ClearPapers subreddit, 15 Aug 2019
Yesterday’s discussion about mosh pits reminded me of my favorite academic article ever, published in the most prestigious journal for physics (Physical Review Letters). Thought others might also enjoy “Collective Motion of Moshers at Heavy Metal Concerts” User antimony121, in the The Joe Rogan Experience subreddit, 24 Apr 2019
95% of studied circle pits exhibited counterclockwise flow, regardless of geographic location. Speculation suggests "dominant handed/footedness found in humans" to be the reason. User HasCheeseburger, in the heavy_metal subreddit, 15 Oct 2017
Collective Motion of Humans in Mosh and Circle Pits at Heavy Metal Concerts (Phys. Rev Lett 2013) User AlienMindBender, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 30 May 2013