D'Juhn Keep on 19/2/2008 at 11:19
Quote Posted by flexbuster
Most people can't really hear 20KHz+ very much at all, so I GUESS there would be some dog-only frequencies there, for the most part. Some people can hear up to the end of the frequency range of CD audio though.
There's a bit of controversy in the UK at the moment over the morality of ultrasound teenager repellents. This is basically using a very high pitched noise to discourage young people from gathering in groups and loitering around stores/train stations/wherever. The younger you are the more able you are to hear higher frequencies and so only the kiddies should be able to hear it. Some are saying that it's clearly an abuse of their human rights, the others say that it should only be used if they're causing a nuisance and if they're causing a nuisance then fuck 'em. I believe that the general age cut-off for being able to hear the noise is 25. Personally I can hear them (I'm 23) and think it's a pretty poor pass to cause annoyance to one third of the population in order to stop chavs loitering but can sort of see its point. I guess I'd be more annoyed if I had to stay in an area that had it on for a while rather than just walk through. Apparently playing (audible) classical music at such loitering areas has a similar effect without actually being really really annoying.
On a similar note (lol) I've been able to hear 3 different "ultrasound" cat repellents that my mum has owned. These are meant to be inaudible to humans - my mum certainly can't hear them - but I can and they are actually painful to be around.
ercles on 19/2/2008 at 11:25
Quote Posted by D'Juhn Keep
Apparently playing (audible) classical music at such loitering areas has a similar effect without actually being really really annoying.
One suburb in Sydney plays Barry Manilow records to the same effect.
Matthew on 19/2/2008 at 11:28
Quote Posted by D'Juhn Keep
There's a bit of controversy in the UK at the moment over the morality of ultrasound teenager repellents ... I believe that the general age cut-off for being able to hear the noise is 25. Personally I can hear them (I'm 23)
Huh, I didn't realise you were that young. Belated happy birthday, by the way.
I've been following the teenager repellent 'controversy', but I must say I haven't come across any in Northern Ireland at the moment. Are they mostly going in large urban areas? I'll agree with the animal repellent ones, though - I'm 28 and I can hear something odd every time our anti-rat one goes off.
Sulphur on 19/2/2008 at 11:31
That certainly ain't saudade. :wot:
PigLick on 19/2/2008 at 13:31
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Rolling Stones here.
man, you suck, how can you diss the Stones
june gloom on 19/2/2008 at 17:26
The Stones' primary contribution to music is that they're British. I mean, so were the Beatles but at least I can listen to the fucking Beatles if I absolutely have to.
There's a place around here that scares teenagers away with Bob Dylan. I go over there just to listen sometimes :)
ercles on 20/2/2008 at 08:50
Quote Posted by dethtoll
The Stones' primary contribution to music is that they're British.
Wow. Just wow.
And I don't even really like the Stones
Sulphur on 20/2/2008 at 09:03
Naw, man. I mean I know that this is all opinions, but that doesn't change the fact that the Stones knocked out some of the best rock in history, and I'm saying this as a die-hard fan of The Who.
I mean, for frick's sake, Exile on Main Street is one of the greatest rock albums ever. I will never get tired listening to that album, it's like a culmination of everything that's amazing in good ol' rock 'n roll.
flexbuster on 22/2/2008 at 22:19
Quote Posted by Sulphur
Naw, man. I mean I know that this is all
opinions, but that doesn't change the
fact that the Stones knocked out some of the best rock in history
(emphasis mine)
Are you actually aware of how opinions and facts operate?
Tocky on 23/2/2008 at 03:04
One day a spaceship will land and the alien will emerge singing "I can't get no satisfaction". Then one of you young bastards will shoot him because you can't stand the song and plunge us into universal war not realizing it was merely mimicing the record aboard Voyager.
FACT
