The news says that their sounds peaked at 59 decibels which made we wonder what that amounted to in the big urban noise equation.
After a bit of Googleing I noted that our sound threshhold for pain is actually 125 decibels, and while I am not suggesting for a second that we would want to even feel uncomfortable around the eardrums, it amazed me what we are willing to put up with, from things that we just have grown to accept as 'normal' everyday sounds.
For example, did you know that a house alarm is 110-120db, your hair dryer is 90db, and a screaming child is 110db, not to mention traffic which is anything from 85-95db.
Rock concerts max out at 150db, and your average MP3 player is 115db, and those bastards, in their boom cars let out a whopping 145db, which I suggest should be banned straight away, as I cannot understand how these drivers would hear a siren, and perform as responsible drivers with good concentration, I suggest aswell that they are fined, and that they wear their fucking trousers on their waists where they are supposed to be, as we do not want to see their grubby pants or arse hair, but I digress!!!..
The roar of a jet aircraft is probably one of the loudest sounds in everyday use, and I read that if you stuck your head inside the engine, the tiny cilia in your auditory canal would fry, and you would go deaf in an instant, but that might be the least of your worries, because the force of the soundwaves would turn your bowels to liquid, and you would die in a puddle of your own diarrhoea, nice...
Breathing is about 10db, and the rustle of leaves is around 20db , and hey, the average fart is around 50db, but in this unique instance the louder the better, as the more softer sounding 'anal accoustics', are more likely to clear a room far quicker than a badly played violin which is at about 85-90db.
A normal conversation is around 50db, unless I'm involved then it goes up to 80, especially if I hear about people complaining about the sort of sounds that we have just forgotten to listen to and accept, like cockerals, which after all is natural, and we have become far too used to much worse and invasive sounds, and not to mention behaviour from our neighbours, and society in general.
I for one have to endure 60-90 decibels of my dearest husband snoring most of the night, and I'm sure you ladies out there will sympathise.
The three roosters at the end of my garden are welcome to come share my bed anytime!.
The three roosters at the end of my garden are welcome to come share my bed anytime!.
