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thousands of strangers hitting each other's hands to make a noise that means love
contagionSpreads like a virus; one clapper triggers the rest
roman gigsEmperor Nero hired 5,000 soldiers to applaud him
durationStanding ovations average around eight seconds of nerve
deaf versionHands raised and twisted, called silent applause
origin wordFrom Latin applaudere, to strike toward