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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Anyone have any good whale sound playlists on Spotify?
I’ve always found them mystical. They must be saying things. And perhaps they are things our small human brains can’t understand
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
Anecdotally, being in the water with Cetaceans clicking and communicating is AWESOME, but it *hurt* ye old eardrums, even in the tiny timeframes, especially since they “talk” over eachother a lot – imagine a crowd leaving a sports/music venue. I make sure to wear a neoprene hood to muffle the sounds whenever I know I might be in the water near whales or other cetaceans to try and help muffle the noise.
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