Why is it that during loud concerts you feel the bass in your chest but not the higher notes despite them being the same volume.

Question

Why is it that during loud concerts you feel the bass in your chest but not the higher notes despite them being the same volume.

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Answer 1

Bass is like getting hit with a 10ft wave. Higher notes are like if someone splashed some water 10ft in the air at you. (Pretending height is volume, and the waves length is wavelength/freq This isn’t that correct, but neither is high school chemistry so whatever)