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I don't understand why this is such a big problem. 1) Locate someone suffering from the hum. 2) Take expensive pressure and sound equipment to their location.
by Xcelerate 12y ago
I don't understand why this is such a big problem.
1) Locate someone suffering from the hum.
2) Take expensive pressure and sound equipment to their location.
3) Record all observable frequencies.
4) a) If nothing shows up, it's a personal biological problem. Direct problem toward medical professionals b) If something shows up on the frequency graph, identify the direction the sound is coming from (again using equipment that, you know, has been designed for this kind of thing and has been around for ages).
5) Follow sound, locate source.
6) Voilà, problem solved.
Someone tell me why it's not that simple.
- logn 12y agoItems 4b and 5 might be hard. The sound is non-directional.
- personZ 12y agoThis caused issues in locating the Windsor hum, as mentioned in the article. It seems like it should be extremely easy to put up a couple of mics and narrow it down, but it ended up being a significant technical challenge involving a number of seismic detectors. Low frequency noise is a bitch.
- rlx0x 12y agoShouldn't you always be able to triangulate, that hardly sounds like a difficult problem in 2014.
- coldtea 12y ago>Follow sound, locate source. You missed the part that it's a low frequency noise. Not very locatable those bastards.
- Xcelerate 12y agoI know you're not supposed to post about this, but I'm kind of curious if there is a particular user on HN that seems to have a grudge against my posts? Until recently, I have never gotten downvotes, and now it seems that I consistently get one on everything I post. The tone and style of my posts has not changed over the past year, so if I have somehow upset some user who is now revenge downvoting, I apologize.