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Monday, March 3, 2008

UA&P I AM S.T.R.O.N.G: Can you hear this sound?


John shares what he has discovered from a fellow philmug (philippine macintosh users group) member.
Thanks to philmug user lord_art8!

click here to listen.


This is a sound that can only be heard by people under 20 (some over 20 can hear it but not many) - it is a sine wave at 18,000 Hz (by comparison, a dog whistle sounds at 16,000 - 22,000 HZ - meaning your dog can hear this “under 20s” sound as well). This sound is used by some teenagers as a ring tone on their mobile phone so that only they (and others of their age group) can tell when the phone is ringing. It is also occasionally used in England to play very loud in areas that authorities don’t want teens to congregate in, as the noise annoys them. As people get older they lose the ability to hear higher pitched sounds - that is the reason that only young people can hear this sound - it is too high for most people over the age of 20.

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115 comments:

Anonymous said...

Doms says he hears it

Anonymous said...

he screamed and made a high pitch sound

Anonymous said...

what does it sound like?

Anonymous said...

Dom said he didn't hear anything pala..

Anonymous said...

is there really a sound?

Anonymous said...

oh wait!!! i hear it.... *silence*

Anonymous said...

ahhh!!! i hear it!

Anonymous said...

hurts my ears..

Anonymous said...

hey did you guys feel the earthquake??

Anonymous said...

What earthquake?? There was an earthquake???

Anonymous said...

may earthquake? didn't feel it:) you guys heard the news na?

Anonymous said...

let's pray for her.. let's hope she gets home safely.

Anonymous said...

may nakidnap sa UA&P.. let's pray for her

Anonymous said...

i know the girl who got kidnapped, i hope she will be okay.
about the sound, not painful but i hear it

Anonymous said...

OUCH! hahahaha yay im young young young! hahaha it hurt..

Anonymous said...

im 21 and i hear it. they found her already.

Anonymous said...

cool!hahaha

Anonymous said...

youguys hearit too? hahaha

Anonymous said...

it hurts haha

Anonymous said...

my dog hears it hhahaha she jumped when i clicked the link!

Anonymous said...

coool!

Anonymous said...

cnat her it..boo! im OLD!

Anonymous said...

i'm young!

Anonymous said...

the sound pierces through my ears..

Anonymous said...

i'm 23 and i can still hear it :)

Anonymous said...

this is cool nice accessories btw, i am strong!

Anonymous said...

dom is sooocute kanina!

Anonymous said...

dom is vinz's new best friend haha

Anonymous said...

ohhh! there is a sound!

Anonymous said...

galing!

Anonymous said...

for young people's ears only haha

Anonymous said...

ick...........

Anonymous said...

ick...........

Anonymous said...

painful!

Anonymous said...

i can hear it

Anonymous said...

yeyyyyyyyy

Anonymous said...

fun!!

Anonymous said...

hurts my ears

Anonymous said...

cool information!

Anonymous said...

:)

Anonymous said...

i heard it.. and im 24! haha

Anonymous said...

i think im getting old.. i dont hear a thing!

Anonymous said...

My siblings heard it.But I did not.I am 18.Is my hearing deffective?

Anonymous said...

This is cool...I heard a very high pitched sound.Its irritating!

Anonymous said...

I let my Mom listen to it.She did not hear anything.

Anonymous said...

My younger brother heard it but I did not.

Anonymous said...

That's cool....

Anonymous said...

Is this some kind of a radio wave?

Anonymous said...

If you listen to it for a long time, would my hearing be affected?

Anonymous said...

Is thre any gadget I could use to heat it?

Anonymous said...

Did you really hear it?

Anonymous said...

I would gather my family and let all listen to it.

Anonymous said...

I will try to turn on the speakers on high volume.

Anonymous said...

I think they use this whistle during Dolphin shows

Anonymous said...

No sound.I am 32.Poor me...

Anonymous said...

Glad to know about this.I could test the hearing ability of my 9 yr old son.

Anonymous said...

I could hear it..Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Anonymous said...

Ay, wala....

Anonymous said...

Bakit,bakit....wala nga.

Anonymous said...

Great info.Thank you for sharing.

Anonymous said...

I will let my pre school class hear it

Anonymous said...

Then I will let each one vocabulize the sound away from other classmates.

Anonymous said...

maybe I should use the hearing aid of my grandma and try listening again.Coz I did not hear anything.Am 2o yrs old

Anonymous said...

Is it safe for my dog to hear this always?

Anonymous said...

I heard it too! Yipeee!

Anonymous said...

Will let grandma use her hearing aid and maybe she would hear it.She is 72 yrs old.

Anonymous said...

Who invented this?

Anonymous said...

Will share the info to friends.Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Its good to be informed about technology.

Anonymous said...

Keep it up. We always read your articles!

Anonymous said...

My dad said its a joke.

Anonymous said...

Hindi updated about technology ang dad ko.

Anonymous said...

I am over 20 but I have good hearing better than most people.

Anonymous said...

its kinda hard to figure out the concept of this video?

Anonymous said...

sounds can be pleasant and should be appealing to all ages

Anonymous said...

it sounds like a regular noise

Anonymous said...

you probably think the sound is only for young ones, how about the young but bingi! ha ha ha

Anonymous said...

the sound is just cool.

Anonymous said...

its a high pitch

Anonymous said...

the sound is good for kids too

Anonymous said...

what sound?

Anonymous said...

i dont hear anything

Anonymous said...

hmmm hmmm

Anonymous said...

what was that?

Anonymous said...

can i hear it again

Anonymous said...

nope nothing tootooot sound

Anonymous said...

jewelz, what kidnap? take care always

Anonymous said...

its not a sound,was it an earthquake?

Anonymous said...

like squirking sound?

Anonymous said...

to small a sound medyo masakit sa tenga... malaks ba ang earthquake?

Anonymous said...

i didnt hear it....

Anonymous said...

i dont want to listen to it... its like squirking sound wave...

Anonymous said...

wala naman eh

Anonymous said...

oo nga parang wala lang

Anonymous said...

no comment

Anonymous said...

kasi i didnt hear anything

Anonymous said...

ako rin

Anonymous said...

ouch!

Anonymous said...

please dont listen to it, it might break your eardrum

Anonymous said...

OUCH! hahahayay im young!

Anonymous said...

what does it sound like?

Anonymous said...

my dog heard it haha

Anonymous said...

try EARPHONES haha youll hear it. but i think it ill destroy your ears

Anonymous said...

naliis yata ears ko dun ah! hahahaha

Anonymous said...

what sound? is ths for real?

Anonymous said...

i wnt to mke it my ringtone!

Anonymous said...

irritating!!!

Anonymous said...

i hrd it. do you hear it?

Anonymous said...

ill bash my master haha SIR ToNY CANT HEAR IT! hahahahahahaahahahaha =P look wos OLD now hahahahaha *peace*

Anonymous said...

cool! this in nice john!

Anonymous said...

i saw our booth this morning..nice stuff you have!

Anonymous said...

tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

Anonymous said...

tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

Anonymous said...

i bought necklaes earlier!

Anonymous said...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=14031&in_page_id=2

hahaha I'm 15 and I can hear it but my mom's 42 and she can too. I guess the 20 and below isn't 100% and some older people can still hear if their hearing isn't as bad as most.