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yeah the real "all I hear is ringing" experience can't be beaten. I've been to two Top Fuel drag races and I left feeling like I was surrounded by people who h
by naikrovek 4y ago
yeah the real "all I hear is ringing" experience can't be beaten.
I've been to two Top Fuel drag races and I left feeling like I was surrounded by people who have just enough sophistication to know that they like to play with fire whenever possible.
they are not like that, of course, but they were definitely caught up in the visceral feeling of watching a race and I was caught up in the idea that I'd never be able to hear again.
I do not recommend races, myself.
- karamanolev 4y agoEarmuffs? Isn't it worth seeing (maybe just once) even if you do wear hearing protection?
- yamazakiwi 4y agoWorth seeing to whom? I'm not trying to be contrarian but none of that seems enjoyable or a Top 3 visceral experience when I'm not actually involved with the action. It's weird to hear someone say something is in general a Top Experience.
- whartung 4y agoEven in todays world of crazy sound systems and 8K video, some things are simply worth experiencing live. "You have to be there." Like live music, like going to a playoff game, watching a rocket launch. Even if you don't care about the race, the game, or the music. The energy of being in these places, experiencing it, feeling it, the spontaneous giggles, the sense of awe being caught in the middle of it, has a value all its own. You can watch the race on TV, catch the game in a pub, listen to the live recording over, and over, and over again. But it's not the same as being there.
- yamazakiwi 4y agoOh, I don't have interest in seeing a drag race in video either which is what is leading me to believe it wouldn't be that exciting. I agree with what you're saying about live events vs video.
- samatman 4y agoSome of us like very loud sounds punching us right in the chest. Video is completely useless for this. Drag racing is not.
- WalterBright 4y agoWearing top quality ear protection is a requirement. They work, and do not subtract from the enjoyment.
- naikrovek 4y agoI was wearing hearing protection. have you ever been to one of these? or maybe a concert? hearing protection does not block incoming sound, hearing protection attenuates incoming sound. after hearing protection it's all still very, very loud. loud enough to cause ringing immediately and for days afterwards.
- alfalfasprout 4y agoBad take. Wear ear protection. Problem solved.
- naikrovek 4y agoI was wearing hearing protection! why does everyone assume I wasn't, then reply as if it is fact? fucking internet, man. no one comprehends anything