Seahawk fans claim they set World Record for loudest stadium

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  1. fanatic

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    Apparently, a group of Seahawk fans funded a Guinness Book of World record official to attend Sunday night's game against the 49ers, where they claim to set the mark for the loudest stadium. They claim a sack of Kaepernick, crowd noise hit 131.9 decibels, breaking the previous mark of 131.76 set overseas. The article doesn't mention whether or not Guinness authenticated the record.

    I wonder how loud Tiger Stadium was during the Earthquake game (my first in Tiger Stadium; not that anyone cares) or the Dome after Gleason's block or Hartley's NFC Championship game kick. I bet we could break that record. I know I've walked out of more than one game there with my ears ringing.

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9679588/seattle-seahawks-group-says-fans-set-loudest-mark
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    What don't they have a GWR for these days. This crap has gotten out of control.
     
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  3. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    I am skeptical since the Seahawks play in a non domed stadium. I would bet that its louder in the Superdome when the crowd gets going when the Saints are playing the Falcons or a playoff game
     
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  4. LSUTyga73

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    From what I heard, some stadiums mic up the crowd to make the crowd noise louder too. Seems like a very subjective world record with a lot of other variables that can play in.
     
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  5. mctiger

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    @fanatic For sustained volume at uncomfortable levels, I have never experienced anything close to the NFCCG in the Dome.
     
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    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    How can 80,000 ppl be louder than 96,000?
     
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  7. fanatic

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    Yep, I agree. I definitely had ringing ears and was hoarse for a week. In Tiger Stadium, the game that stands out for me as far as sustained crowd noise (sustained being the key word) was the '97 game vs then No. 1 Florida. We were standing the entire time and everytime FU came out on offense, it was so loud, you couldn't even hear the person standing next to you.
     
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