Oktoberfest 2014 : Beer Corpses, Assaults, and Oxen Consumed

Oktoberfest facts by datapine To declare the Oktoberfest opening, the mayor of Munich taps the first keg of beer and shouts: "O'zaft is!" X2 Oktoberfest & Tech All the beer consumed could fill more than 9,90€ two Olympic-sized swimming pools! BEER REPORTS The Hacker Tent has a centralized beer supply controlled by Siemens software. In addition to managing the flow of beer, the technology tracks sales and beer consumption in real time, facker-Pschorr HB 8,05€ DEDICATED APPS LANT 168 Oktoberfest-related apps currently available on the iPhone's app store e.g. to find less crowded tents. UNCHE SPATEN 6,55€ LÖWENBRÄU 1813 different patents for beer taps. Cost of 1 Liter of Beer Annual event in Munich (Bavaria, Germany). Runs from late September to early October 285 patents for chicken rotisseries. '02 '08 '14 43 patents on Ferris wheel technology. Hacker Pschorr's 260m pipeline pumps 1200 liters of beer per hour... First held in 1810 to honor the marriage of crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Bavaria Visitors & Beer Consumption Over Time 8m - 6m 4m Called "Die Wiesn" due to its Oktoberfest Dresscode location in Theresenwiese, named after Princess 2m - Therese. om - ..beer travels at over 25m per second to keep up with demand! Features 14 big beer tents and several smaller ones Consumption Binge in 2013 6.7 Million liters of beer More visitors 482,361 roast chickens than the population of Norway! Red Cross Norway is 55 million times bigger than the area of Oktoberfest. 118 охеn Don't be a “beer corpse"! Between 7,000 and 10,000 3.1 Million kWh people come to the Red Cross of electricity for medical treatment every year, with 2012 marking a 112,184 m³ fresh water of record year for “beer corpses" at just over 800. The number did fall to 638 people in 2013. 243,437 m³ of gas 54 tons of paper waste 380 tons of food waste 935 tons of residual waste Assaults With Beer Glasses In 2011, there were 55 dangerous assaults using a beer stein as a weapon. The number grew to 66 in 2012, and then dropped to 58 last year. This means you have a 0.0009% chance of finding yourself in a threatening situation and is one of the reasons why the event is beloved by everyone.