Earth’s Quietest Place Will Drive You Crazy in 45 Minutes Inside the room it’s so silent that the background noise measured is actually negative decibels December 17, 2013 Everybody seems to be looking for a little peace and quiet these days. But even such a reasonable idea can go too far. The quietest place on earth, an anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota, is so quiet that the longest anybody has been able to bear it is 45 minutes. Inside the room it's silent. So silent that the background noise measured is actually negative decibels, -9.4 dBA. Steven Orfield, the lab's founder, told Hearing Aid Know: “We challenge people to sit in the chamber in the dark – one person stayed in there for 45 minutes. When it’s quiet, ears will adapt. The quieter the room, the more things you hear. You’ll hear your heart beating, sometimes you can hear your lungs, hear your stomach gurgling loudly. In the anechoic chamber, you become the sound." But the room isn't just...
Saturn's orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes. The new findings from the study led by Ralph Lorenz, Cassini radar team member from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., are reported in the Jan. 29 issue of the Geophysical Research Letters. "Titan is just covered in carbon-bearing material -- it's a giant factory of organic chemicals," said Lorenz. "This vast carbon inventory is an important window into the geology and climate history of Titan." At a balmy minus 179 degrees Celsius (minus 290 degrees Fahrenheit), Titan is a far cry from Earth. Instead of water, liquid hydrocarbons in the form of methane and ethane are present on the moon's surface, and tholins probably make up its d...
As soon as winter comes, people start taking bath with hot water. Most people feel relaxed after bathing with warm water. Bathing with hot water is easy, but it can also cause many damages. Let us know what are the harm to the body by bathing with hot water . Skin dryness Due to bathing with hot water, the moisture of the body goes away and the skin starts getting dry. Those with sensitive skin should not take bath with hot water. Risk Of Infection Bathing with very hot water starts eliminating natural oils from the body, due to which the risk of allergies and infections increases in the body. Effect On Male Fertility According to a study, bathing with hot water for a long time affects the fertility of men. People who have any problem related to fertility should not take bath with hot water at all. Body Becomes Sluggish The body feels very relaxed after taking a bath with warm water....
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