Do you like quiet? VERY quiet?
The anechoic chamber, seen in this clip, removes all traces of noise with its fiberglass wedged wall. The wedges are installed in such a way as to bounce the sound waves from you right into another wedge. The sound waves are absorbed into the wedges and make it feel as though the room "sucks out sound."
The anechoic chamber, seen in this clip, removes all traces of noise with its fiberglass wedged wall. The wedges are installed in such a way as to bounce the sound waves from you right into another wedge. The sound waves are absorbed into the wedges and make it feel as though the room "sucks out sound."
Listen to this recording of an acoustic engineer explaining some of the "sonic wonders of the world." Why does thunder rumble? Can a gunshot be quiet?
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click here for NYT article on frequency perception by individuals
(yanny vs laurel)
(yanny vs laurel)
Click here for Washington Post on hearing
click here for New Yorker magazine discussing the danger of noise pollution
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