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I think a lot of children can do this. I remember in middle school the entire class complaining that the TV was on, with a blank screen, and the teacher having
by BCM43 15y ago
I think a lot of children can do this. I remember in middle school the entire class complaining that the TV was on, with a blank screen, and the teacher having no idea how we knew.
- someone13 15y agoI can still tell when my printer has been left on, though I haven't been a child for a long time. It's actually quite an irritating sound, hence why I leave my printer off most of the time :-P
- gchucky 15y agoIt has to do with how hearing degrades as a person ages. Some places use this to their advantage and install devices that emit high pitches so as to stop teenagers from loitering there. I know the Ikea in Brooklyn has it, for example.
- sneak 15y agoProblem is, as I aged, all the CRTs disappeared. So which is it?!@!1!?
- Dove 15y agoI'd never thought about that! The whine of TVs used to drive me nuts as a kid, but some time in my late teens, I stopped being able to hear it.