How is it that little kids can produce ear shattering screeches when they laugh, cry, or scream, but adults can’t?
In: Biology
Shorter vocal chords can develop higher pitches, that’s also why women have higher pitched voices than men
Babies also have little control over the volume of their voices, they don’t care and will scream as loud as they can.
People tend to control the volume of their voices all of the time without even realizing it. It’s quite difficult to shout as loud as you can.
Interestingly deaf people can still make noises with their vocal chords. I’ve heard stories of deaf night at bars where deaf people play darts and drink and make deafening incoherent screams non-stop because they can’t hear themselves so they can’t tone themselves down.
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