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The Footloose Tractor Challenge: An Example of the Chicken Game
A well-known cultural depiction of the chicken game appears in the 1984 movie 'Footloose'. The game is illustrated by a scene where two high-school students engage in a dangerous challenge, driving tractors head-on towards each other to determine which driver will swerve away first.
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