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darkshade 
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 17:19 |
has anyone ever heard of the brown note? it supposedely is a not so low on the register (3 octaves down from Eb i think) that it will make anyone that hears it deffecate  . does anyone know if this is true?
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Vompatti
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 17:34 |
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I saw it on South Park, so it must be true.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 18:08 |
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No idea... but I did read something at The Guardian website about some guy in England who's made a deterrant against youths, by facilitating a device in his shop, that creates a high-pitched noise that only those under 25 apparently can here. It's supposed to scare them off.
It's so high in the register, those over 25 (give or take a few years), do not hear it, so they do not have any problems entering the shop.
The alarm will only sound if a group of youths is hanging around outside and looking like they're causing a nuisance.
Quite a good idea!
Edited by Geck0 - October 15 2006 at 18:08
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 18:12 |
Myth busters attempted it, it's not true  (I feel so much nerdier now  )
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 18:56 |
 Geck0 wrote:
No idea... but I did read something at The Guardian website about some guy in England who's made a deterrant against youths, by facilitating a device in his shop, that creates a high-pitched noise that only those under 25 apparently can here. It's supposed to scare them off.
It's so high in the register, those over 25 (give or take a few years), do not hear it, so they do not have any problems entering the shop.
The alarm will only sound if a group of youths is hanging around outside and looking like they're causing a nuisance.
Quite a good idea!
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At least it was until some enterprising youngsters decided to turn it into a ringtone.....
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"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
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darkshade
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 20:36 |
Vompatti wrote:
I saw it on South Park, so it must be true. |
haha, just like the 10th season thus far. theyve been good episodes
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JJLehto
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 00:48 |
darkshade wrote:
Vompatti wrote:
I saw it on South Park, so it must be true. |
haha, just like the 10th season thus far. theyve been good episodes |
It's been quite good. The WOW episode made me feel terrible. I dont plauy it, but I still knew every single they were talking about.. The Brown Note was tested on mythbusters, to no avail though.
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JrKASperov
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 03:37 |
Ofcourse not, there is no correlation between sound and taking a mean dump. 
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Epic.
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Philéas
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 04:48 |
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I've heard the note, but nothing happened. Its reputation is very exaggerated.
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darksinger
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 07:17 |
darkshade wrote:
has anyone ever heard of the brown note? it supposedely is a not so low on the register (3 octaves down from Eb i think) that it will make anyone that hears it deffecate . does anyone know if this is true? |
I dunno about a particular note, but I know most of Dave Matthews' songs has that effect on me
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 09:23 |
heyitsthatguy wrote:
Myth busters attempted it, it's not true (I feel so much nerdier now )
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The experiment on Myth Busters wasn't very convincing for me. They didn't try all the frequencies, and instead only tested about 4 or 5 different frequencies between 2 and 20 Hz. From what I've heard, the Brown Note exists around 10Hz... one they didn't test. I, for one, am still a believer. [nerdier than you ]
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Neil
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 09:36 |
Some of Hitler's scientists experimented with very loud lf sounds that could cause resonance within the body and therefore death. They found that frequencies around 7Hz could cause death if loud enough.
It seems from the following that they may have been right:
7 Cycles Per Second (Hz) - The most profound effects at this infrasonic level occur here. Seven Hz "corresponds with the median alpha-rhythm frequencies of the brain. It is also commonly alleged that this is the resonant frequency of the body's organs and hence organ rupture and death can occur at high-intensity exposures." (source; 'Acoustic Trauma: Bioeffects of Sound,' by Alex Davies)
It's therefore quite possible that sounds around this frequency could cause someone to "have an accident".  |
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Padraic
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 11:22 |
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 16:49 |
^  I also have a similar experience whenever the cars with the really loud, bassy rap blaring out of them drive by my house.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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cuncuna
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 22:02 |
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Perhaps the miracle does happen if you are using a trombone or a tuba and produce the note yourself with great personal effort.
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¡Beware of the Bee!
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Posted: October 17 2006 at 07:31 |
Heavyfreight wrote:
Some of Hitler's scientists experimented with very loud lf sounds that could cause resonance within the body and therefore death. They found that frequencies around 7Hz could cause death if loud enough.
It seems from the following that they may have been right:
7 Cycles Per Second (Hz) - The most profound effects at this infrasonic level occur here. Seven Hz "corresponds with the median alpha-rhythm frequencies of the brain. It is also commonly alleged that this is the resonant frequency of the body's organs and hence organ rupture and death can occur at high-intensity exposures." (source; 'Acoustic Trauma: Bioeffects of Sound,' by Alex Davies)
It's therefore quite possible that sounds around this frequency could cause someone to "have an accident". |
I remember you playing Genesis at high volume through those monitor speakers you had, and Rutherford's bass pedals virtually rippling the carpet...
That came close
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