For classrooms where cell phone use is forbidden, students have found a ring tone that many adults cannot hear. The New York Times Audio: Test your hearing age
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...that so many adults can't hear it. It's 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%.
it's all that death metal or something. Could just be the people that tend to become teachers. As the saying goes, "those that can't do teach" heh. I'm 25 and that kinda stayed in my ear, reminds me of the noise emitted by some old TV's as they warm up.
I had to adjust the volume up a bit from my normal listening volume, but not to an uncomfortable level. I'm hitting 40 this year and yes, I do have a bit of hearing loss, but not that bad. ;-)
I set my computer on minimum volume and could still hear it - much lower than I usually listen to music. I'll be 46 next month and have listened to a lot of loud music in my days.
Even with the volume on my computer set at 50%, I could hear it clearly - it has an annoying whine. I would not be able to be in a room for a long time with it. So tell the kids it's not completely adult-proof! :-)
...that so many adults can't hear it. It's 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%.
it's all that death metal or something. Could just be the people that tend to become teachers. As the saying goes, "those that can't do teach" heh. I'm 25 and that kinda stayed in my ear, reminds me of the noise emitted by some old TV's as they warm up.
I had to adjust the volume up a bit from my normal listening volume, but not to an uncomfortable level. I'm hitting 40 this year and yes, I do have a bit of hearing loss, but not that bad. ;-)
I set my computer on minimum volume and could still hear it - much lower than I usually listen to music. I'll be 46 next month and have listened to a lot of loud music in my days.
Even with the volume on my computer set at 50%, I could hear it clearly - it has an annoying whine. I would not be able to be in a room for a long time with it. So tell the kids it's not completely adult-proof! :-)
I always have my cell phone on vibrate mode. I don't want my cell phone to be audible to anyone!! So, why can't they just use that instead of going to all these so-called high tech alternatives.
Because in a silent classroom everyone can hear the buzzing sound of the phone vibrating which defeats the entire purpose.
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.
I always have my cell phone on vibrate mode. I don't want my cell phone to be audible to anyone!! So, why can't they just use that instead of going to all these so-called high tech alternatives.
Because in a silent classroom everyone can hear the buzzing sound of the phone vibrating which defeats the entire purpose.
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.
The kids need some kind of equalizer--after all, we grownups have the ultimate secret weapon that the youngsters seem totally unable to master: the ability to see into the future...
The kids need some kind of equalizer--after all, we grownups have the ultimate secret weapon that the youngsters seem totally unable to master: the ability to see into the future...
I'm totally a geezer, by this articals standard ( 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!
Kids teaching themselves to hate their ring tone? lol...don't you know you can change the ring tone to something less annoying when school is out? I don't know about the rest of the kids, but I'm willing to put up with a little annoying ring so I can leave my phone on during class. When school is out I can just change the ring no problem.
Also props on your grammar and spelling skills old man. Maybe you should go back to school...
I'm totally a geezer, by this articals standard ( 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!
Kids teaching themselves to hate their ring tone? lol...don't you know you can change the ring tone to something less annoying when school is out? I don't know about the rest of the kids, but I'm willing to put up with a little annoying ring so I can leave my phone on during class. When school is out I can just change the ring no problem.
Also props on your grammar and spelling skills old man. Maybe you should go back to school...
I listened to the ring tone in iTunes after reading the article in the NYT. Found it irritating, but not loud, so I guess I've lost some of the capacity to hear high pitched sounds, but not all of it. Wish my vision had held up even that well.
I listened to the ring tone in iTunes after reading the article in the NYT. Found it irritating, but not loud, so I guess I've lost some of the capacity to hear high pitched sounds, but not all of it. Wish my vision had held up even that well.
Brilliant! 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.
Brilliant! 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.
There are companies already selling this out to kids in Europe!! www.mosquitono.com Its such a simple yet creative idea....kids obviusly had to come up with it.
There are companies already selling this out to kids in Europe!! www.mosquitono.com Its such a simple yet creative idea....kids obviusly had to come up with it.
Didn't hear it, but I went to Woodstock and did hear that
Haw! Back then sure was fun. Seriously though, I got to hear 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.
Didn't hear it, but I went to Woodstock and did hear that
Haw! Back then sure was fun. Seriously though, I got to hear 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.
...that they're just going to encourage dogs and cats to use even higher-pitched ring tones to hide their incoming calls from humans?
They might also experiment with ultra-low frequency ring tones, so you'll know if you have a call if you suddenly feel disoriented and sick. Or you could just turn off your cell phone in class.
Latest RFIDs for pets have GPS, telephone, and your credit card number
That way they can order the food they like, and have it delivered without your having to worry. Too big an order and they get the low frequencies, feel squeemish, and order less, being in this way trained to order in moderation. These chips will be out for all of us humans too, very soon. I can't wait.
...that they're just going to encourage dogs and cats to use even higher-pitched ring tones to hide their incoming calls from humans?
They might also experiment with ultra-low frequency ring tones, so you'll know if you have a call if you suddenly feel disoriented and sick. Or you could just turn off your cell phone in class.
Latest RFIDs for pets have GPS, telephone, and your credit card number
That way they can order the food they like, and have it delivered without your having to worry. Too big an order and they get the low frequencies, feel squeemish, and order less, being in this way trained to order in moderation. These chips will be out for all of us humans too, very soon. I can't wait.
That was 20 minutes ago, and I still feel it! If anyone remembers the ultrasonic security alarms from the '70s, those things affected me the same way--I could hardly stand to be in a building with one.
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Audio: Test your hearing age
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.
They might also experiment with ultra-low frequency ring tones, so you'll know if you have a call if you suddenly feel disoriented and sick. Or you could just turn off your cell phone in class.
without your having to worry. Too big an order and they get the
low frequencies, feel squeemish, and order less, being in this way
trained to order in moderation. These chips will be out for all of us
humans too, very soon. I can't wait.
They might also experiment with ultra-low frequency ring tones, so you'll know if you have a call if you suddenly feel disoriented and sick. Or you could just turn off your cell phone in class.
without your having to worry. Too big an order and they get the
low frequencies, feel squeemish, and order less, being in this way
trained to order in moderation. These chips will be out for all of us
humans too, very soon. I can't wait.