THE BROWN NOTE!
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Topic: THE BROWN NOTE!
Posted By: darkshade
Subject: THE BROWN NOTE!
Date 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? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 17:34
| I saw it on South Park, so it must be true. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date 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! -------------   
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date 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 By: zappaholic
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 18:56
At least it was until some enterprising youngsters decided to turn it into a ringtone.....
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Geck0 wrote:Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 20:36
haha, just like the 10th season thus far. theyve been good episodes ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 00:48
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. |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 03:37
Ofcourse not, there is no correlation between sound and taking a mean dump.
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 04:48
| I've heard the note, but nothing happened. Its reputation is very exaggerated. |
Posted By: darksinger
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 07:17
I dunno about a particular note, but I know most of Dave Matthews' songs has that effect on me ------------- 
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 09:23
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 ]------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Neil
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 09:36
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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".  ------------- When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 11:22
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Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: October 16 2006 at 16:49
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^ 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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Posted By: cuncuna
Date 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. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: October 17 2006 at 07:31
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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