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Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Wed 04 Oct 2006, 19:28:19

It's the Mosquito ringtone the kids are using to avoid teachers & other adults from hearing their cell phones ringing.

After around 19 or so, the fine cilia in your ear begin to deteriorate in most people.

I'm 42... don't hear a thing.

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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Wed 04 Oct 2006, 19:53:49

Well I'm listening to Coleman Hawkins and I didn't hear a thing but trumpets and saxes and drums and the upright bass. No vampire effect here. But it's true, "age and cunning will beat youth and strength everytime".
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Wed 04 Oct 2006, 21:11:46

BTW

My son (17) hears this clear as a bell
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 06:34:27

????
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby eric_b » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 06:50:56

I can barely hear that. Might be my speakers, prolly just my old ears though.

I'm almost 40. When I was a kid I used to be able to hear bats, and I could tell if someones TV was on when I was walking by their house as I could hear the 15 kHz horizontal sweep that CRT based TV's make (I think flat screens are quiet).

I can still hear high frequencies, though my ears are now not nearly so sensitive to them. Fading fast.

Oh well, I'm not going to miss being able to hear those tones anyway.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby sciencegirl » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 09:08:13

is there really sound in this ringtone. I can't hear it :cry:
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 09:29:02

yes there is
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Zardoz » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 10:13:53

At full volume, with the speaker up against my ear, I can barely detect it.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby jupiters_release » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 10:15:47

It's very loud and annoying for me.

I'm 25 and use 25 year-old Klipschorns.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby gnm » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 10:18:40

I can hear it fine and I'm 39. It sounds like one of those hearing test tones kind of. Annoying.

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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 12:01:08

Get this, it was originally developed as a way to drive away loitering teens from stores.

:)

It's meant to be annoying... my kid tells me it's pretty bad... like nails on a chalkboard.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby NEOPO » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 12:06:26

get outta here!! ;-)

I wish my young ones were here to confirm... how long does it last? because I thought I heard something but it was only for a second.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 12:55:03

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('NEOPO', 'g')et outta here!! ;-)

I wish my young ones were here to confirm... how long does it last? because I thought I heard something but it was only for a second.


I dunno... SINCE I CAN'T HEAR IT :) a few seconds...

Look at the progress bar thingy
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby nwildmand » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 12:56:49

im 28 and here it clear . its very similar to the noise tv's make. this one is more high pitched, both are very annoying. ill have to admit thats pretty clever.

ill bet that some of you here cant hear it because of crappy speakers.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby gnm » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 12:59:00

Yeah it is similar to capacitor whine... It lasts maybe a second and a half. Kind of a <static click>"ReeeEEEeeeeee!"<click>

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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 12:59:52

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nwildmand', 'i')m 28 and here it clear . its very similar to the noise tv's make. this one is more high pitched, both are very annoying. ill have to admit thats pretty clever.

ill bet that some of you here cant hear it because of crappy speakers.


Yeah... experimenting with this sound, if I jack up the treble and pump the volume I can hear it.

But only on my nice comp with the cool speakers.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby evilmonkeyspanker » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 13:23:03

Are you all joking? I am 27 and there is nothing coming from my speakers.
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 13:40:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('evilmonkeyspanker', 'A')re you all joking? I am 27 and there is nothing coming from my speakers.


Oh yes there is... you just can't hear it with your old ears.

Or your PC speakers are crap
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Aaron » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 13:45:39

17KHz
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Re: Can You Hear This?

Unread postby Niagara » Thu 05 Oct 2006, 16:11:06

I'm over 40 and can hear it fine if I turn up the speakers.

The subject line 'Can You Hear This?' reminds me of a nifty way to tell someone off. You point your middle finger down towards the floor and ask them
"Can you hear this....or should I turn it up? :twisted:
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