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Makes sense! I've definitely heard similar "whir" on many (most?) vehicles when reversing, but not quite the same as the incredibly distinctive sound an LLV ma
by adanto6840 8y ago
Makes sense! I've definitely heard similar "whir" on many (most?) vehicles when reversing, but not quite the same as the incredibly distinctive sound an LLV makes. It's really an identifiable & unique sound on them specifically, probably just a certain gear/mechanical that's use for LLVs I figure.
Funny what sticks out so bluntly in one's memory, though! :)
- village-idiot 8y agoSounds tend to anchor pretty strongly in people’s memory, I think only smells have a tighter bond. The cut of the gears could be a factor here, but the (lack) of sound insulation could be it too. Cars have aimed for a “refined” feel for decades, with minimization of unwanted noise being part of that. There are many words one could use to describe the LLV, but “refined” probably isn’t one of them.