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  2. Bloop - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, Fox was interviewed by David Wolman for an article in New Scientist, where he stated that he did not believe its origin was man-made, such as a submarine or bomb. Fox also stated that while the audio profile of Bloop does resemble that of a living creature, [ 2 ] the source was a mystery because it would be "far more powerful than the ...

  3. List of unexplained sounds - Wikipedia

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    NOAA's Christopher Fox did not believe its origin was man-made, such as a submarine or bomb. While the audio profile of Bloop does resemble that of a living creature, [ 4 ] the source was a mystery both because it was different from known sounds and because it was several times louder than the loudest recorded animal, the blue whale .

  4. Loudness - Wikipedia

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    The horizontal axis shows frequency in Hertz. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure.More formally, it is defined as the "attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". [1]

  5. Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions - Wikipedia

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    The explosions constituted what was then the loudest human-made sound in history, and could be heard in London. The largest single charge was the Lochnagar mine south of La Boisselle with 60,000 lb (27 t) of ammonal explosive. The mine created a crater 300 ft (90 m) across and 90 ft (30 m) deep, with a rim 15 ft (5 m) high.

  6. Loudest band - Wikipedia

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    The loudest band in the world is a subject of some dispute in musical circles. Many bands have claimed to be the loudest, measuring this in various ways including with decibel meters at concerts and by engineering analysis of the CDs on which their albums are published.

  7. 1883 eruption of Krakatoa - Wikipedia

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    The third explosion has been reported as the loudest sound in history. [6] [7] [8]: 602 [4]: 79 The loudness of the blast heard 160 km (100 mi) from the volcano has been calculated to have been 180 dB. [9] Each explosion was accompanied by tsunamis estimated to have been over 30 metres (98 feet) high in places.

  8. Sound pressure - Wikipedia

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    Most sound-level measurements will be made relative to this reference, ... Loudest human voice [21] 1 inch 110 135 Trumpet [22] 0.5 m 63.2 130 Vuvuzela horn [23]

  9. Human voice - Wikipedia

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    The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production in which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are the primary sound source.