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> David Moxon subjected 40 men and women to the sounds of a Maserati, Lamborghini and Ferrari, then measured the amount of testosterone in their saliva. He foun
by gasull 18y ago
> David Moxon subjected 40 men and women to the sounds of a Maserati, Lamborghini and Ferrari, then measured the amount of testosterone in their saliva. He found everyone had higher levels of the stuff
Then why not making cheap electric cars that make exactly the same sound? I mean, just attach a stereo wired to a embedded chip that makes the length of the sound wave depending on the speed of the car.
- dangoldin 18y agoIt's not the sound that increases the testosterone but the visualization of the nice fancy sports car. As soon as all cars started sounding like that it would have no effect.
- gasull 18y agoYes, just like fancy clothes. Today you can go to Zara and buy hype clothes for cheap whose design has been copied from fashion designers. As fancy clothes are commoditized, they don't have the same effect to turn on women anymore. But still, Zara makes brazillions of dollars. A cheap car making the same sound as a Ferrari would make a lot of money too. Want a startup idea? I just gave you one :-)
- a-priori 18y agoI remember seeing a segment on TV years ago... I think it was on Beyond 2000 (anyone ever watch that?). It was about this device that reproduced the engine noises of various high-end cars and routed them through the stereo system. It must have connected to the car computer or something to get tachometer readings, but my memory is fuzzy.
- Tobias42 18y agohttp://www.vroombox.com/vroombox/ http://www.vroombox.com/vroombox/
- eru 18y agoDo they have a copyright on their noise?
- anamax 18y agoHarley-Davidson has a trademark on theirs.
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- acgourley 18y agoFor a long time I've dreamed of driving a hybrid or electric car that had a speaker mounted to produce this effect. You just need the tach reading, the current level and derivative of motion should allow a simple micro controller select the right samples.
- breily 18y agoAn article I read recently (I think it was wired but I can't find a link) that said the increase in silent hybrid/electric cars means people will start needing artificial car noise for safety (to warn pedestrians/animals/etc.). It hinted that people will take a similar path as ringtones and start using music etc.
- HeyLaughingBoy 18y agoA different article pointed out that modern cars are so quiet that most of the noise is from tires on the road, or air being displaced around the car. Engines are pretty quiet these days on most family cars. I actually listened to a Prius on the road and it really didn't seem noticeably quieter than the Hondas, etc near it.
- gaius 18y agoDamn right. I nearly got run over by a Prius the other day, they are like stealth machines. My vote is they should blast whalesong from externally mounted speakers whenever anyone is sitting in the driver's seat.