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Inspired by the NJB video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8
On my walk today, I decided to attend to sound. What was I hearing, what was the loudest thing I heard?
As you'd expect, a variety of things: power tools, construction hammering, dogs, kids on a playground, planes, trains. But mostly, cars.
Even deep in a residential neighborhood, with few cars at any one time, cars were often the loudest sound around. Even if there's just one car on the block, it _dominates_ as it passes by, and can be heard some distance away. And on my first street, while there was rarely more than one car, there was even more rarely _no_ cars.
And even when there were no cars nearby, I could hear the hum of the two lane arterials a few blocks away, or maybe the 4 lane stroad more blocks away.
More rarely, BART. Or Amtrak or freight trains.
Once I found a pretty quiet spot, deeper into the neighborhood, but then, perversely, two private -- propeller -- planes flew overhead. Pretty loud at the closest point, and noticeably audible for a long time after that.
Same is true from my house. Step out on the front porch, listen, and even when all else fades, there's a low roar of cars on some main street.
On my walk today, I decided to attend to sound. What was I hearing, what was the loudest thing I heard?
As you'd expect, a variety of things: power tools, construction hammering, dogs, kids on a playground, planes, trains. But mostly, cars.
Even deep in a residential neighborhood, with few cars at any one time, cars were often the loudest sound around. Even if there's just one car on the block, it _dominates_ as it passes by, and can be heard some distance away. And on my first street, while there was rarely more than one car, there was even more rarely _no_ cars.
And even when there were no cars nearby, I could hear the hum of the two lane arterials a few blocks away, or maybe the 4 lane stroad more blocks away.
More rarely, BART. Or Amtrak or freight trains.
Once I found a pretty quiet spot, deeper into the neighborhood, but then, perversely, two private -- propeller -- planes flew overhead. Pretty loud at the closest point, and noticeably audible for a long time after that.
Same is true from my house. Step out on the front porch, listen, and even when all else fades, there's a low roar of cars on some main street.