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Topic: Scientists Find Harshest Sound in World: Listen |
Scientists Find Harshest Sound in World: Listen
ABC News, by Romy Oltuski
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Posted By:Photoonist, 10/11/2012 3:15:07 PM
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| Scientists studying the brain‘s reaction to sound have determined the piercing screech of a knife against a glass bottle to be the human ear’s worst nightmare. A research team at the University of Newcastle examined brain activity in a group of volunteers, who listened to 74 recorded sounds under an MRI machine and ranked each experience. The 13 subjects found the sound of a fork against glass to be the second most repulsive, (Snip) The scans revealed that the unpleasant noises not only increase blood flow in the brain’s auditory cortex, where sound is processed, but also trigger the amygdala,
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Comments: I listened to the sound track embedded in this page and now am about ready to listen to the sound of Joe Biden's voice for 90 minutes which is one they seem to have missed.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Former lurker, 10/11/2012 3:17:16 PM (No. 8926285)
Fingernails on blackboards and Hillary's fake black accent.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
FL_Absentee_Voter, 10/11/2012 3:23:03 PM (No. 8926303)
Steve Perry's vocals.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Redneck In NY, 10/11/2012 3:24:56 PM (No. 8926308)
"Let me be clear" certainly is a contender.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
veritas, 10/11/2012 3:26:39 PM (No. 8926313)
"Oh, boy! This is gonna be great!" ~~ Kent "Flounder" Dorfman
The thread, that is.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Alkyd Resin, 10/11/2012 3:28:44 PM (No. 8926316)
''We're from the government and we're here to help you.''
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Screwgun, 10/11/2012 3:29:09 PM (No. 8926320)
Baghdad Debbie Wasserperson's voice.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
august9, 10/11/2012 3:31:04 PM (No. 8926325)
I completely agree with this study.
Whenever we have glass for dinner now, we break it apart with a hammer instead of a knife, and eat it with a spoon!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
cheese, 10/11/2012 3:37:38 PM (No. 8926343)
Harshest sound in the world? Easy! Anything recorded by Paul McCartney & Wings.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
dman, 10/11/2012 3:38:29 PM (No. 8926348)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
(BTW, what ever happened to her?)
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Calvinesq, 10/11/2012 3:51:11 PM (No. 8926389)
Any discussion on The View.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Starlifter Nav, 10/11/2012 3:53:05 PM (No. 8926395)
Nancy Pelosi in Congress.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
vulcanrider, 10/11/2012 3:55:10 PM (No. 8926404)
She's still out there #9, and still, well, OUT THERE. From Real Clear Politics:
"Wasserman Schultz: Wrong Statements About Libya Doesn't Mean They Were False"
Huh?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
evansj42, 10/11/2012 3:56:25 PM (No. 8926408)
It's a three-way tie: Barack Obama Nancy Pelosi Harry Reid Debbie Wasserman Shultz Barney Frank Henry Waxman Dick Durbin... Er, did I say three-way tie?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
MMC, 10/11/2012 3:58:20 PM (No. 8926414)
I shtruggle with Michelle's urban affectation.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Grambo, 10/11/2012 4:00:31 PM (No. 8926422)
Obama phone lady.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
GOPinTN, 10/11/2012 4:02:05 PM (No. 8926428)
Yoko Ono "Singing".
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Japanorama, 10/11/2012 4:05:29 PM (No. 8926440)
Leaf blower? Crying baby? Ex-wife's voice? Jimmy Carter?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Safari Man, 10/11/2012 4:07:20 PM (No. 8926443)
I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxmpTMGhU0
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 10/11/2012 4:15:49 PM (No. 8926470)
Hildebeast and Zero talkin' ebonics! Gack....
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
cartcart, 10/11/2012 4:27:19 PM (No. 8926506)
Joy Behar, hands down.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 10/11/2012 4:31:20 PM (No. 8926519)
You crossed the line #8. Them`s fightin` words. Put your duke`s up!!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
vesicant, 10/11/2012 4:41:00 PM (No. 8926534)
Old news. It's always been about square waves vs. sine waves and odd harmonics vs. even harmonics. Haven't these "scientists" ever heard of an acoustician?
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
CEP, 10/11/2012 4:46:48 PM (No. 8926549)
Another speech by Obama.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 10/11/2012 4:57:15 PM (No. 8926567)
Where did the PIAPS screech end up on the list?
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
veritas, 10/11/2012 5:12:32 PM (No. 8926602)
#23: They're scientists. Of course they've heard of the acoustician, which is kinda like a Theramin, but none of them can play that, either.
Seriously, thanks for an informed post. Good job.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
formerlyphelps, 10/11/2012 5:29:11 PM (No. 8926625)
Ugh! I hate it when your amygdala drives you misophonic…
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
mc squared, 10/11/2012 6:21:53 PM (No. 8926702)
#19 is close but the scientists must not have checked some women's voices. I can immediately think of half a dozen that cause pain. Nasally up-talk is one. So is 'creaky-voice'. Google it.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Newtsche, 10/11/2012 6:31:18 PM (No. 8926722)
Gilbert Gottfried, hands down.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
maggie2u, 10/11/2012 6:53:10 PM (No. 8926747)
Fran Drescher(sp). I couldn't stand to listen to her talk. Don't know if she always talks that way or if it was just for the TV show she was in.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
bogeegolf, 10/11/2012 7:04:35 PM (No. 8926762)
I really thought they were going to say the MRI machine itself was the worst noise.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
MickTurn, 10/11/2012 7:58:04 PM (No. 8926882)
WRONG, it's Obies incessant lecturing.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Pepper Tree, 10/11/2012 8:02:09 PM (No. 8926900)
Hearing demands by Hillary, no, Sotomayor, no, Elena Kagan for dolce amore.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
chance_232, 10/11/2012 8:16:25 PM (No. 8926926)
Number 1......
A screaming child on an aircraft
Number 2........ ANY democrat in a leadership position.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 10/12/2012 7:17:40 AM (No. 8927643)
How much did taxpayers get hosed for this BS?
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