if everybody were to shout?

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by EmptyForceOfChi, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    if we were somehow able to organize an event where everybody on earth shouted as loud as they could, at the exact same time, what would happen?.



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  3. Kadark Banned Banned

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    Quite a few people would lose/damage their sense of hearing.

    And, it would sound really annoying.
     
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  5. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Nothing, really.
    I could shout as loud as I can, and I'd bet my neighbors wouldn't even hear it - if they did, it wouldn't be terribly loud at all.

    Get 10,000 people screaming in a stadium, and what happens?
    You can't even hear it a few blocks away.
     
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  7. Read-Only Valued Senior Member

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    Not much. It would be really noisy in some locations and still totally quiet in most areas of the world.
     
  8. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    The sound of 20,000 people screaming at the top of their lungs at a rock concert in a stadium isn't nearly as loud as the music. High-frequency sound, including the range of the human voice, attenuates over a very short distance. If they put their energy into beating on really really big drums that vibrate down at the bottom of our range of hearing, say 15-20hz, the sound would carry much farther than voices.
     
  9. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    True.
    And still, nothing would happen - except everyone would hear drums.

    What answer were you expecting or hoping for, chi?
    That the earth's mantle would crack or something?:bugeye:
     
  10. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    if everybody were to shout?
    the earth's mantle would crack.


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  11. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    i was wondering if the vibrations would do anything to the earth.

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  12. Read-Only Valued Senior Member

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    It wouldn't even notice. All the voices combined would probably produce less sound than a single cat-5 hurricane does.
     
  13. MacGyver1968 Fixin' Shit that Ain't Broke Valued Senior Member

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    Stock prices for throat spray would spike.
     
  14. Blue_UK Drifting Mind Valued Senior Member

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    shoot a Deathstar and find out?

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    edit: nerds will get this
     
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  15. mybreathyourlung Registered Senior Member

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    What if everyone farted at once? Could we finally get rid of that annoying Ozone Layer? I could really use a decent tan.
     
  16. Enterprise-D I'm back! Warp 8 Mr. Worf! Registered Senior Member

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    If one person yelled for a little over 8 and a half years, you'd produce enough energy to heat one cup of coffee....

    So I gather even if 6.599 billion people all shouted, the most we'd do is cause a massive shortage in the lozenge/cough drop market.
     

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