Sperm Whale can make 200+ dB sounds. Wouldn’t that make whailing/scientific research extremely deadly?

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Aparently 180 dB causes eardrum rupture and intense pain and thus is extremely deadly.

For comparison’s sake, Krakatoa volcano’s eruption was measured at around 183dB.

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There’s a theory that they stun squid with sound, called the (other) Big Bang Theory, but I only heard about it in class long time ago. Explains the huge head, and how they can catch squid with that tiny jaw

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