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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Divers have talked about being “hit” by whale song at close ranges; the results are disorientation, partial paralysis, and body parts being numb for hours.

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