As New Zealand run in their seventh try of a miserable day in Cardiff, the clock still hasn't hit 80 and the half-century is yet to be reached.
Still, swathes of vocal All Blacks fans, who celebrated each try with the same importance as the first, see fit to head for the exit. Even they, having had not as much to cheer about as they'd normally like in 2022, have seen enough.
There's only so much glee you can take in another victory over the Welsh, it would seem.
On the Principality Stadium pitch, Alun Wyn Jones lies on the turf a little longer than you'd expect. He reaches down to his socks, wearily pulling them up before rolling over onto his side and then his feet reluctantly. He's lived this outcome countless times before and the result has never changed.
By the time the eighth try was scored, the crowd exodus was in full swing. Thousands who had arrived in hope, rather than expectation, that 69 years of hurt might finally come to an end had realised long before this wouldn't be their day. One of Wales' young debutants, Sam Costelow, is comforted by George North - with the Wales centre putting an arm around the Scarlet fly-half.
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There had been moments of resistance as Wales briefly threatened to not even give themselves a shot at history, but merely a shot at a shot.
Rio Dyer, on his Test debut, gave as good as he got. When he glided over from a well-worked move, he could scarcely believe it. As he strode back to halfway, he looked up at the big screen ahead of him, in turn focused on him. The young man captivated by the 11 on his back.
Soon, after a few moments of staring out into the crowd with hands on hips in amazement, he snapped back to reality. Orders were barked to Adam Beard and Gareth Thomas as the young wing sensed there were more opportunities for him if the ball reached him.
He wasn't phased by the occasion. When Jordie Barrett leapt above him to score, the Dragons winger seemed affronted by the action.
Leaping to his feet, he started pushing and shoving the All Black. Referee Wayne Barnes stepped in with a stern warning not to get involved.
"Don't be a t**t," was Barrett's own useful advice.
Even then, after chasing hard to charge down Richie Mo'unga's conversion, Dyer couldn't resist waiting for the All Blacks fly-half near halfway and nudging into him for a quiet word.
There were other moments of fleeting resistance. One particularly aggressive tackle from Ken Owens was met with a roar of 'Ymlaen Ken' from a team-mate, but those moments were few and far between.
Quite simply, Wales didn't get to grips with the All Blacks. From there, it was almost inevitable they wouldn't get to grips with Barnes.
Their attempts to make a dent at the breakdown were futile as soon as Wales began losing the collision battle. The words 'don't overchase' left Barnes' lips often enough as Wales failed to make an impression in that facet of the game.
Soon, it became a point of contention. Just before the break, captain Tipuric began to lose his patience.
When Wales were pinged for latching, he took issue with how the home side were guilty of that when, in his eyes, the All Blacks were clearing the tackler out before they'd even hit the floor, going off their feet in the process. That particular facet of the All Blacks clearout work was identified as a key component of their fast tempo game before kick-off.
"I don't see them doing that," retorted Barnes.
A few moments later, Barnes stopped for a proper chat with the Wales skipper.
"At the lineout, you're waving your arms, you're asking me at every breakdown and now you're asking me again. All I'd say is think about when you speak."
Message received. Tipuric, and Wales, continued to get little from Barnes as they wilted under the pressure of the All Blacks.
One late offside from Tipuric prompted a defeated defence of 'I was close, though'.
"No, you were miles off if I'm honest," replied Barnes with a chuckle. The Wales captain wasn't in such a mood for laughter.
All that was left from there was for the tries to keep on coming and the fans to keep on filing out.
There's only so many times you can watch the same story play out for so, so long.
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