[LAU] OT: Acoustic cargo cult science and brown noise

[drew Roberts]

On Tuesday 01 June 2010 14:40:23 Ken Restivo wrote:
> More acoustic Cargo Cult science:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73p6EORPyY
>
> Very funny-- kind of like a British MythBusters. But, unlike the
> MythBusters, not very scientific.
>
> Where to start? The frequency is supposed to be sub-sonic, so "turn down
> your TV"... assuming you're on a home theatre system and your TV has
> subwoofers. And the sound is supposed to resonate with the digestive
> system, so they wear earphones to protect themselves-- that'll work great.
> Also, the sound they played sounds like it's in the low-midrange, not
> subsonic at all.
>
> As they say over there across the pond: complete bollocks.

Well: (a quick google prompted by a dim memory from younger days)

http://www.andybrain.com/archive/mb/sound_weapon.htm
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/5/acousticsofwar.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note
http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/history/gavreau.htm

and just for the video of the leap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms4KFAjDPB8
>
> -ken

all the best,

drew