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This Is What Chicago Sounded Like Immediately After the Cubs Won the World Series

This video captures what Chicago sounded like in the minutes immediately after the Cubs won the World Series.

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Warning: Regardless of whether or not you’re a Cubs fan, this video will give you chills.

As you may have heard by now, the Cubs won Game 7 of the 2016 World Series on Wednesday night and earned their first MLB title in more than 100 years. And in the aftermath of the game, Cubs fans reacted by, well, freaking the f*ck out. Some cried, some laughed, some yelled, and some were simply left speechless by what they had just seen. There are 100-year-old people who have literally been waiting their entire lives to see the Cubs win a title, so it was an understandably emotional time for the city of Chicago.

Those who were outside and gathered near Wrigley Field at the end of the game were the most emotional of all. According to Gizmodo, the video above was captured about a mile away from the stadium, but in the nearly 5-minute clip, you’ll hear nothing but commotion and pandemonium coming from the Cubs fans set up outside of Wrigley and in nearby areas. There are lots of car horns, mini-explosions (fireworks?), and of course, cheering. So much cheering. This is basically the sound of 108 years worth of pent-up frustration and agony coming out of people in the form of sheer joy.

No matter which team you root for, it’s hard to hate on the sounds that you’ll hear in the video. This is part of what makes sports so great and so important to so many people. Press play on the video and experience it all for yourself.

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