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Noise isn't really what these people are complaining about, it's manmade noise. The loudest thing I've ever hear is the sound of total silence. Your brain is s
by huffmsa 7y ago
Noise isn't really what these people are complaining about, it's manmade noise.
The loudest thing I've ever hear is the sound of total silence. Your brain is so used to hearing something that it will manufacture sound when you're completely isolated, and it does a bad job of it. Which is why sensory deprivation makes great torture.
- bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y agoI've also heard (pun not intended) that the ear itself and the sensory system has an inherent "noise floor", you can hear it when you are in an anechoic chamber.
- huffmsa 7y agoIt's that sound that the brain tries to amplify up to normal volumes. The sound of the little hairs swishing, blood flowing, shit (literal) moving through your guts. A decent write-up here https://www.wired.com/2015/05/big-question-can-silence-make-hear-things-arent/ https://www.wired.com/2015/05/big-question-can-silence-make-...