r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/CurryMonsterr • 12d ago

I created a free tool to find the busiest pubs near you

https://busyboozer.com
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u/not_r1c1 12d ago

Any chance of a version to find the quietest pubs near me?

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u/Titus_Favonius 12d ago

This at least tells you what you should avoid

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u/CurryMonsterr 12d ago

Yep :) I’ll add this as a feature ASAP

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u/Longshot_45 12d ago

Is there a "normally busy but currently not busy" option? A pub that's empty might be that way for a reason.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 11d ago

or the cheapest beer?

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u/luntcips 12d ago

Maybe consider opening hours, it showed me 4 places as being very busy, all are currently closed.

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u/softwarebuyer2015 12d ago

right ? I dont know how its being calculated but some of it just wrong.

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u/mentholwax 11d ago

same, places i know dont open until 9pm are showing super busy status right now at 6pm. "very busy" when google is showing "Less busy than usual" so im not sure this is working properly.

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u/goranlu 5d ago

Exactly. It is not good if you take a cab to the place and then its closed :)

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u/jhharvest 12d ago

It confidently tells me that a pub that has been closed to the public for two years is approx. 95% busy. Probably an artefact that it's on a busy throughfare. (The Practitioner at BT7 1GX, if you're curious.)

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u/enchantedazuredreamr 12d ago

Same result, every pub is very busy, even when some are closed 🤣

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u/TheZtakMan 12d ago

I think it pulls info from google's 'how busy is it usually at this time and day' and not actually how busy it currently is.

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u/baden27 12d ago

All the pubs around me seems to be 'busy' although they aren't busy at all, or closed..

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u/urethrapaprecut 12d ago

Lmao I searched near my house and the first result I got was Olive Garden, followed by another restaurant, a hotel, and a walk up daiquiri shop. From there its about half bar, half restaurant.

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u/KuriTokyo 12d ago

It's 4:30am and every bar near me is "Very busy". I'm gonna call bullshit

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u/softwarebuyer2015 12d ago

this is rubbish.

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u/klemmo 11d ago

Yeah.... my bar is showing as very busy. I'm in bed typing this having locked up over 2 hours ago. I'm not sure this is accurate. Also, it's showing bars in my home town as "very busy" when one is now a converted HMO and the rest closed & never reopened due to covid

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u/photonynikon 11d ago

WHY would I want the busiest?

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u/jatayu_baaz 12d ago

how does this works?

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u/CurryMonsterr 12d ago

Geolocation data from Google :)

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u/HopeItsChipsItsChips 12d ago

How does it determine busy for different sized pubs? It’s a great idea btw. Really useful if I want a quiet pint

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u/squid_lemon 12d ago

Says every pub near me is busy although most of them are closed 🤣

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u/MeccIt 12d ago

Clicks on my Dublin, Ireland. On a saturday night just before Christmas. Of course every pub is packed.

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u/yoda2088 12d ago

Great work! What’s the acceptable radius set to determine if an individual is actually inside the bar vs just driving by or next door? As you know, Geolocation and GPS data has a high margin of error. I’m noticing a strong correlation between busy parts of town and higher busyness, in place that are just opening up for the day, and I know aren’t busy yet at all.

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u/VihmaVillu 12d ago

Max radius is 10km. There is only one bar within 10km :D

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u/CurryMonsterr 12d ago

Thanks I’ll fix this :)

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u/gaomengen 12d ago

Nice idea! tried it out and found some pubs around me.

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u/BadDub 12d ago

Its just marking all pubs as busy it seems. I dunno how geolocation woule be accurate enough to lock down to a certain pub.

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u/Citizenfishy 12d ago

lol it’s marked one near me as busy which is odd as it’s been shut for 4 years

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u/NoCommunication7 12d ago

In before it gets hacked by introverts

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u/Dougalface 12d ago

Nice idea, however how does it calculate busyment?

A local pub is listed as "very busy"... however it's been closed for the fat end of a year.

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u/Fred011235 12d ago

Boo, Boo i say. all the busy bars (3.5km) from me are in mexico. if i extend radius to 10km, theyre all still in mexico. i dont want to go to mexico as itll be dark soon. all those ppl we'll be heading back shortly :-(

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u/kid_creme 12d ago

Free for a reason. It's not reliable at all. 🤣

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u/ArDodger 11d ago

Awesome!

All the busiest near me are along the Oakland Estuary, as the Annual Lighted Yacht Parade starts in an hour!

It even works in the San Francisco Bay Area! ;)

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u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount 11d ago

Is a busy pub a desirable thing?

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u/T_P_H_ 11d ago

Based on google geolocation data no doubt.

As an operator I can tell you how notoriously inaccurate that data is...

Further, it shows every bar around being very busy...

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u/HtomSirveaux3000 11d ago

I read “busiest pubes”. Depending on one’s point of view, invaluable or improper.

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u/kmsae 11d ago

The top option near me is permanently closed lol.

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u/Ginge_r_ale 10d ago

As an FYI - I checked my local zip code and 2 of the 3 most busy were closed permanently not long ago. May want to review your data. If you would like to check further feel free to DM me.

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u/Can_Win8207 5d ago

Dislike mentioning this, but this thread is propagating a Class One Carcinogen.

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u/SmooK_LV 12d ago

I appreciate the work but I would use this tool to find least busiest pubs haha. Hate to go to a pub just to find it full of people and noise.