# If everyone in China.......

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everyone-in-china/82853>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 20, 2001, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everyone-in-china/82853 "2001-09-20T19:03:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everyone-in-china/82853/1 "2001-09-20T19:03:20Z")

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Remember the question “if everyone in China jumped off of a chair at once, what would happen?” I just came across an interesting article on a study in the UK that may answer the question…look [here](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010907/sc/life_britain_jump_dc.html) for the answer…I think it would be neat if they got more people in on this…  
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Humperdink! Humperdink! HumperdinkHumperdinkHumperdink!!!

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everyone-in-china/82853/2 "2001-09-20T20:41:43Z")

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A link to Cecil’s column is appreciated. [If all Chinese jumped at once, would cataclysm result?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_155)