I gave a talk on my Masters Thesis Project in Architecture focusing on Altering Soundscapes in Exterior Environments using Helmholtz Resonators in Ceramic Bricks to absorb Low Frequency Traffic Noise. ... continue reading
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Next to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the Buitenschot Land Art Park, a giant set of ridges and furrows cut into the landscape. Yes, it's art: but it also stops some local residents from being exposed to... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 355 views • 3:51"... Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds..."
posted by ant 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 14 views • 4:04YouTube description: You are probably aware of the fact that elephants make trumpeting noises - but did you know that most of their communication is so low pitched that humans can’t even hear it? ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 1 week ago • 489 views • 6:05YouTube description: Meowing, Purring, Trilling, Chattering, Yowling, Hissing and Growling Cats! … Have your cats made all of these noises? (via laughingsquid.com)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 618 views • 4:23YouTube description: David Owen reports on noise pollution, an intangible phenomenon with serious costs to human health and wildlife. (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 379 views • 8:45YouTube description: After being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal brain condition known as Moyamoya, Jennifer Lee was forced to face her own mortality and consider the things in life she held... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 589 views • 10:01(H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 520 views • 5:53Last week I made a video surrounded by old-school CRT monitors and televisions - cathode ray tubes. And I completely forgot to remove the high pitched whine they produce. Here's why: why they make that... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 1,258 views • 4:12Scientists have JUST published this new observation. On January 4th, 2017 they detected the merger of two black holes 3 billion light-years away. This marks the furthest detection they've been able to... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 508 views • 5:02This French PSA is going viral. Fake car noise is blared at jaywalkers in a crosswalk, simulating a car screeching towards them at speed with it's brakes locked. The reactions are priceless, and caught... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,452 views • 1:55Youtube: Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
posted by RedSky 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 817 views • 5:31High speed trains push air in front of them when they enter a tunnel, creating a unique booming sound.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 2,478 views • 1:44I can use all the help I can get!! YouTube: Colors like white, pink and brown aren’t just for clouds, flowers and cows! They also describe special sounds that can actually help you focus and sleep!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 123 views • 4:23YouTube description: A massive document leak reveals the secrets of shell companies. Matt Yglesias explains, adapting an analogy from reddit user DanGliesack: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikei... ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 weeks ago • 392 views • 2:07YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,145 views • 2:59"This video shows how to make the best noise isolation earbuds I've found, and I've tried quite a few. Give it a try!" -yt
posted by messenger 8 years 12 months ago • 46 views • 2:03"Should we ban leaf blowers ... ?"
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 106 views • 2:38Neatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 255 views • 43:41A bug in Google Chrome allows malicious websites to turn users’ computers into clandestine listening devices, a programmer discovered. Tal Atler, a web developer in Israel, discovered that once you... continue reading
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