For classrooms where cell phone use is forbidden, students have found a ring tone that many adults cannot hear.
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high-pitched, but well within my hearing range
(and I'm in my mid-30's). Actually, I found it
somewhat painful even with my laptop's volume at
about 50%.
I'm hitting 40 this year and yes, I do have a bit of hearing loss, but not that bad. ;-)
high-pitched, but well within my hearing range
(and I'm in my mid-30's). Actually, I found it
somewhat painful even with my laptop's volume at
about 50%.
I'm hitting 40 this year and yes, I do have a bit of hearing loss, but not that bad. ;-)
A point that the article failed to mention though is that with enough volume nearly anyone can hear the tone. Its mostly only children who can hear it at low volume.
A point that the article failed to mention though is that with enough volume nearly anyone can hear the tone. Its mostly only children who can hear it at low volume.
and jumped out of my chair.
and jumped out of my chair.
( I bougt a Commodoe 64 brand new ) and of cource I can hear it.
But hey folks, the sound is annoying as hell! Thousands of kids are going to be torturing themselves in the attempt to pull a fast one on the "mature" set.
The punch like is the they are using Pavlovion conditioning on themselves to hate their phones! A good percentage og them will permanently dislike getting calls!
Hah hah hah hah ha!!!
Also props on your grammar and spelling skills old man. Maybe you should go back to school...
school? Because it doesn't look as though you spent it learning
how to spell! ;~)
Sorry, I just had to say it!
( I bougt a Commodoe 64 brand new ) and of cource I can hear it.
But hey folks, the sound is annoying as hell! Thousands of kids are going to be torturing themselves in the attempt to pull a fast one on the "mature" set.
The punch like is the they are using Pavlovion conditioning on themselves to hate their phones! A good percentage og them will permanently dislike getting calls!
Hah hah hah hah ha!!!
school? Because it doesn't look as though you spent it learning
how to spell! ;~)
Sorry, I just had to say it!
Also props on your grammar and spelling skills old man. Maybe you should go back to school...
At $5 per pen and an average class size of 30 it'd only be about $150 to hand one of these to each student and make them use that pen to take the test.
If youur pen lights up during the test you're busted! Hand over the phone 'til the end of the test.
If you number the pens and record who has which pen you can solve the problem of theft and / or damage.
At $5 per pen and an average class size of 30 it'd only be about $150 to hand one of these to each student and make them use that pen to take the test.
If youur pen lights up during the test you're busted! Hand over the phone 'til the end of the test.
If you number the pens and record who has which pen you can solve the problem of theft and / or damage.
Its such a simple yet creative idea....kids obviusly had to come up with it.
Its such a simple yet creative idea....kids obviusly had to come up with it.
pretty much all of Jerry Garcia's work, live. You can't do that any
more. He was my favorite musician yet. I hope to hear him in
heaven, though I hear they play a lot of Mozart there. That's fine
with me too.
pretty much all of Jerry Garcia's work, live. You can't do that any
more. He was my favorite musician yet. I hope to hear him in
heaven, though I hear they play a lot of Mozart there. That's fine
with me too.
- reminds me of my occassional tinitus
- by keltik June 13, 2006 7:45 PM PDT
- irritating as hell
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