Nanny Knows Best, Dears

[Guest]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31661789

If we follow the WHO, it will be a more difficult choice than Desert Island Discs - What shall I put in my hour today?

[DracoM]

Suspect that applies more to ear phones etc etc than old fashioned radio?

[Dave2002]

And people wonder why I complain about theatre noise levels!

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?12849-Curious-Incident-sound-levels-too-loud-yet-again!&highlight=Curious+Incident

The WHO's safe listening times are:

85 dB - the level of noise inside a car - eight hours
90 dB - lawn mower - two hours 30 minutes
95 dB - an average motorcycle - 47 minutes
100 dB - car horn or underground train - 15 minutes
105 dB - mp3 player at maximum volume - four minutes
115 dB - loud rock concert - 28 seconds
120 dB - vuvuzela or sirens - nine seconds

A few things missed off - what about sitting inside aircraft? Helicopters are diabolical!

[Pabmusic]

Speak up - you're all very quiet!

[Don Petter]

I had to look up vuvuzela, so that I could avoid it, but then I guess you'd hear it coming all right.

[Don Petter]

Suspect that applies more to ear phones etc etc than old fashioned radio?

Well, it does mention concerts, and there seems no dispensation for classicists.

[MrGongGong]

Well, it does mention concerts, and there seems no dispensation for classicists.

That's because many orchestral musicians suffer from hearing loss.
I think this is a classic case of misreporting.

[ahinton]

That's because many orchestral musicians suffer from hearing loss.
I think this is a classic case of misreporting.

My initial thought was that it might be a classic case of 1 April having arrived around one month prematurely this year...

[Serial_Apologist]

I had to look up vuvuzela, so that I could avoid it, but then I guess you'd hear it coming all right.

They were the cause of my general abandonment of street demonstrations a few years ago, when they were introduced en masse.

[Pianorak]

And people wonder why I complain about theatre noise levels!

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?12849-Curious-Incident-sound-levels-too-loud-yet-again!&highlight=Curious+Incident

A few things missed off - what about sitting inside aircraft? Helicopters are diabolical!

Bose headsets with Active Noise Reduction. Quiet as a grave! :-)

[Dave2002]

Bose headsets with Active Noise Reduction. Quiet as a grave! :-)

Have you had experience of that!?

[Flosshilde]

Bose headsets with Active Noise Reduction. Quiet as a grave! :-)

Wouldn't it be easier (& cheaper) to just turn the volume down?

[Flosshilde]

My initial thought was that it might be a classic case of 1 April having arrived around one month prematurely this year...

No, that was this story - https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp...on-jack-flags/

[Pianorak]

Wouldn't it be easier (& cheaper) to just turn the volume down?

Rather difficult "sitting inside an aircraft" which is what Dave was on about. :-)

[Flosshilde]

Rather difficult "sitting inside an aircraft" which is what Dave was on about. :-)

Well, if you are simply wanting to block out the noise inside an aeroplane why go to the expence of Bose headphones? I find wax or foam earplugs from Boots are very effective.