Annoying sound

[sime10]

I don't know if anybody has heard of this before, but a Welshman created a sonic noise to put outside shops etc, to make sure youngsters wouldn't congragate outside shops.

Its a high pitched tone that only youngsters can hear and it is supposed to really screech in their ears. Well guess what I have it on my phones ring tones and I am peeing loads of youngsters off with it and I can't hear it.


Oh its so much fun

 

[JohnD]

Mosquito tones. You can test your hearing ability for them.

Mine is pretty ropey

 

[sime10]

This sound is only audible by teenagers I can put the phone next to my ear and hear a nasty buzz.

 

[JohnD]

Hear we are!

This is a street scene with the mosquito tone:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/audio/mosquito_sound.mp3

and here is the test tones page:
http://www.ultrasonic-ringtones.com/

My result:
Hearing test results
You're really getting on a bit
You are either old or have really messed up your hearing by turning your amp up to 11 and listening to Spinal Tap. Or both.


They're wrong about Spinal Tap. It was Status Quo, Led Zep, Cream, bikes and gunfire.

 

[Gary_M]

and here is the test tones page:
http://www.ultrasonic-ringtones.com/

I could hear all except the 22.4kHz, so their theory about it only being audible to under 20's is wrong

 

[JohnD]

Gary:

Hearing test results
You are a dog
Or maybe you are a mosquito, you certainly can't be human.
The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 21.1kHz

 

[Gary_M]

Gary:

Hearing test results
You are a dog
Or maybe you are a mosquito, you certainly can't be human.
The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 21.1kHz

 

[sime10]

Your ears aren't what they once were and you have resorted to doing online hearing tests.

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 12kHz

 

[Gary_M]

Your ears aren't what they once were and you have resorted to doing online hearing tests.

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 12kHz

Pardon?

 

[sime10]

You should have heard that Gary I was whispering

 

[sime10]

Gary you can't be human, you are a scotsman you could hear a penny drop from a mile

 

[Gary_M]

Gary you can't be human, you are a scotsman you could hear a penny drop from a mile

Naah, the penny never makes it to the ground