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A Mysterious Sound that can't even be isolated or really called a "sound," since reports differ so greatly Is Driving People Insane the article itself does n

A Mysterious Sound that can't even be isolated or really called a "sound," since reports differ so greatly Is Driving People Insane the article itself does not make or substantiate this claim Nobody Knows What's Causing It because "it" may or may not be a new thing, a single thing, or even a thing

opendais 12y ago
Ya this seems like hyperbole. I clicked on it thinking it was that annoying sound from older TVs when they are just 'on' but nothing is play [no static, etc].
DanBC 12y ago
I'm not sure why you're so hostile to this. Perhaps I'm just misreading your words. Various "mysterious" noises are heard across the workd and cause problems for inhabitants. The noises are mysterious because it can be hard to work out what is causing the noise. Noise is used as a tool by torturers. Tinnitus can sometimes lead people to attempt suicide. It seems fair to suggest that an unstopping unexplained noise can cause extreme distress. I dislike the wording "driving people insane" because I work in de-stigmatising MH problems, but the meaning is clear. Here's an example of a mysterious noise from England. http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/HUM-KNOW/story-20347005-detail/story.html http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/HUM-KNOW/story-20347005-detail/... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum EDIT -- I'd be interested to know what happens if they build a chamber that is provably isolated from "The Hum" and put sufferers inside it. Do those people still experience it? Even better if there's some kind of double blind way of isolating / not isolating the chamber from the Hum.
- revelation 12y ago
  I think we can all agree on what you said. But I will not agree that there is one universal, external common cause for all these things, an elusive mystery. But this is what the article claims.
personZ 12y ago
My take away from the article is "environmental pollution is no fun": Noise pollution, particularly low frequencies that travel huge distances and through most materials, can be infuriating, especially if other people aren't as sensitive to it, making you seem overly sensitive. I can actually appreciate that it could test people's sanity over long periods of time. That part seems obvious and a given. The whole bit about radio waves... The article tries to bridge the two by claiming that the suspect furnace near Windsor is producing "VLF waves" (maybe they're adopting it to audio frequency, but given the other parts it seems like they're trying to bridge the radio thing), only it's actually creating low frequency acoustic waves, measured seismically. Just normal noise, carrying enormous distances and irritating people. Just as irritating as the guy in the Honda Civic with the giant subs playing rap music.
dang 12y ago
It's a linkbaity title, but I can't think of a better one. If someone else can, we're always happy to change things. (That offer holds for any story, btw. The best way to criticize a bad title is to suggest a better one.) The article itself seems fine for HN.
cratermoon 12y ago
12 reasons clickbaity headlines must die. You'll be shocked by this one trick that Obama hates!

opendais 12y ago

Ya this seems like hyperbole. I clicked on it thinking it was that annoying sound from older TVs when they are just 'on' but nothing is play [no static, etc].

DanBC 12y ago

I'm not sure why you're so hostile to this. Perhaps I'm just misreading your words. Various "mysterious" noises are heard across the workd and cause problems for inhabitants. The noises are mysterious because it can be hard to work out what is causing the noise. Noise is used as a tool by torturers. Tinnitus can sometimes lead people to attempt suicide. It seems fair to suggest that an unstopping unexplained noise can cause extreme distress. I dislike the wording "driving people insane" because I work in de-stigmatising MH problems, but the meaning is clear. Here's an example of a mysterious noise from England. http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/HUM-KNOW/story-20347005-detail/story.html http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/HUM-KNOW/story-20347005-detail/... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum EDIT -- I'd be interested to know what happens if they build a chamber that is provably isolated from "The Hum" and put sufferers inside it. Do those people still experience it? Even better if there's some kind of double blind way of isolating / not isolating the chamber from the Hum.

revelation 12y ago
I think we can all agree on what you said. But I will not agree that there is one universal, external common cause for all these things, an elusive mystery. But this is what the article claims.

personZ 12y ago

My take away from the article is "environmental pollution is no fun": Noise pollution, particularly low frequencies that travel huge distances and through most materials, can be infuriating, especially if other people aren't as sensitive to it, making you seem overly sensitive. I can actually appreciate that it could test people's sanity over long periods of time. That part seems obvious and a given. The whole bit about radio waves... The article tries to bridge the two by claiming that the suspect furnace near Windsor is producing "VLF waves" (maybe they're adopting it to audio frequency, but given the other parts it seems like they're trying to bridge the radio thing), only it's actually creating low frequency acoustic waves, measured seismically. Just normal noise, carrying enormous distances and irritating people. Just as irritating as the guy in the Honda Civic with the giant subs playing rap music.

dang 12y ago

It's a linkbaity title, but I can't think of a better one. If someone else can, we're always happy to change things. (That offer holds for any story, btw. The best way to criticize a bad title is to suggest a better one.) The article itself seems fine for HN.

cratermoon 12y ago

12 reasons clickbaity headlines must die. You'll be shocked by this one trick that Obama hates!