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Sarinne Fox

@NoiseHelp

Spreading the word about ways to deal with loud or annoying noise. Interested in sound & hearing, physics of sound, how it affects us; music & rhythm; quiet.

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Joined March 2011
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This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones, study shows phys.org/news/2021-03-frog-l… via @physorg_com

This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones, study shows

To succeed in mating, many male frogs sit in one place and call to their potential mates. But this raises an important question familiar to anyone trying to listen to someone talking at a busy...

phys.org
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"I go to the hills When my heart is lonely. I know I will hear What I've heard before. My heart will be blessed With the sound of music, And I'll sing once more."
Noise-canceling vs. noise-isolating headphones: What's the difference? Know before you buy. cnet.com/how-to/noise-cancel… (from CNET)
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#Fear of #noise = acousticophobia. Fear of loud noises = ligyrophobia. Fear of loud sounds, especially voices = phonophobia.
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"I hear noises which others don't hear and which disturb for me the music of the spheres, which others don't hear either." -- Karl Kraus (1874-1936)
Damaged hair cells in the ear, like stepped-on blades of grass. #noisepollution noisehelp.com/noise-induced-…
How to get less "bang" through the plug: noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/si…
Ahhh.... A warm fire softly crackling in the fireplace. Already I am slipping into dreamland....
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"… a sound so loud it instantly boils water": cnet.com/news/stanford-scien…
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The top 50 best-selling books in Amazon's science & math category "Physics of Acoustics and Sound": amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Book…
Decibel.live - using sensors to measure noise and pollution in cities. Data is stored on blockchain and if levels exceed norms smart contracts trigger correction measures. #IID2018 #NextGenGov
Image from Measuring Justice (@mgramatikov)
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A new study on how the fur of deaf moths absorbs ultrasound (for protection against bats) could inspire a new design of noise insulation material: upi.com/6851207
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Guinness record: The loudest burp by a human male was 109.9 dB, achieved by Paul Hunn (UK) on 23 August 2009.
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"A noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy #noise annoys an oyster more." (from a 1921 song by R P Weston and Bert Lee)
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"…certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears." -- Dr. Temple Grandin. (See more noise-related #quotes at noisehelp.com/quotes-about-s…)
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Birds Stressed Out By Noise Show Signs of PTSD: intobirds.com/birds-stressed… (the first time that science has established this link in a wild animal population)
Birds Stressed Out By Noise Show Signs of PTSD

Birds Stressed Out By Noise Show Signs of PTSD

The Washington Post reports scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History found that some birds are so stressed by noise pollution that they exhibit the same physiological symptoms as a human...

intobirds.com
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Maybe I should make space for a little boredom in my life. offspring.lifehacker.com/let…
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Printers have become quieter as impact print heads have been replaced by laser beams and ink-jet drops.
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Arthur C Clarke's 1950 short story "Silence Please" explores the invention of a sound cancellation machine, including the physics behind it.
Motion microscope "hears" through soundproof glass: youtube.com/watch?v=fHfhorJn…
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