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Listening to Noise

Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

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How Loud Is Too Loud?

The lowest sound that we're apt to hear is somewhere around 20 decibels, which is like a feather hitting a tabletop. The actual spectrum of sound waves between 120 and zero decibels is roughly a trillion times greater than zero at 120 decibels. "Your physical hearing is going to deteriorate over time," Foy says.

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