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Sound annoyance is a subjective matter and cannot be covered by law. In the Netherlands the government set up laws to protect households and other noise-sensitive buildings like hospitals and schools from noise pollution. There are different laws for different sound sources; airplanes, traffic, industry and neighbours. [13]
The official music video for "Baby" was the most disliked clip on YouTube until 2018. [161] It was voted the worst song ever in a 2014 Time Out poll. [162] "Miracles", Insane Clown Posse (2010) CraveOnline deemed this the worst rap song of all time and the most embarrassing rap moment of all time. [163]
A steel mill operated by U.S. Steel was the possible cause, but officials stated that no new equipment had been installed or activated around the time that the noise became noticeable. When the blast furnaces were deactivated in April 2020, the noise went away as well. [13] [14]
No one could hear anything except the noise in his own head." [ 41 ] In 2014, musician Emperor X wrote a deliberately catchy song titled 10,000-Year Earworm to Discourage Settlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories (Don't Change Color, Kitty) in reference to the " ray cat " idea in nuclear semiotics , attempting to embed a warning message in ...
The most common punishment for a conviction is a fine or some other small sanction. But on rare occasions, loud music may be grounds for imprisonment. In May 2008, a United Kingdom woman was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating a court order not to play music that disturbed her neighbors eleven times.
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Image credits: lv_eventing Last year, the National Student Accommodation Survey asked over 1,000 students in the United Kingdom about the most common annoying housemate habits, and the results ...
Some people find it the "most irritating thing in modern life". [4] 86% of people with hearing problems, about 16% of the population, hate piped background music. [5] Like other noise pollution, constant piped music can be a health hazard.