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

To feel a low note, the floor has to vibrate pretty slowly to match the frequency of the sound. To feel a high note, it would have to vibrate very fast. To vibrate very fast either there would need to be a lot more energy, or the floor wouldn’t vibrate as drastically. The fast but smaller vibrations get absorbed by the stadium, and would also just harder to feel in general