Ask HN: Why do audience members cheer wildly at sports games?

1 points by xenophanes 17y ago ↗ HN

Kind of pointless, isn't it?

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icey 17y ago ↗

While we're on the subject of pointless...

TallGuyShort 17y ago ↗

see: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=650056

anigbrowl 17y ago ↗

Actually, this is one reason I prefer quiet sports like snooker. I prefer watching games of perfect opportunity and turn-based play to games of denied opportunity, and games based on positional advantage to speed of execution.