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Geek
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Location: Manchester, UK
Geek
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Location: Manchester, UK
Posted:
This is the noise that is supposed to be moving teenagers away from british shopping area's.
https://graphics.nytimes.com/packages/audio/nyregion/20060610_RINGTONE.mp3
Supposedly you can only hear it if you are in you early 20's or younger. Some smart ass has made it into a ringtone so kids can have their phones on in school.
This is the noise that is supposed to be moving teenagers away from british shopping area's.
https://graphics.nytimes.com/packages/audio/nyregion/20060610_RINGTONE.mp3
Supposedly you can only hear it if you are in you early 20's or younger. Some smart ass has made it into a ringtone so kids can have their phones on in school.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
It's a horrible horrible noise!
Was watching the news a little while ago. Some guy had the device fitted above his kebab shop as youths kept trashing it and giving him abuse. Don't know whether or not it worked..
It's a horrible horrible noise!
Was watching the news a little while ago. Some guy had the device fitted above his kebab shop as youths kept trashing it and giving him abuse. Don't know whether or not it worked..
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old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
Ooh it hurts!
Well I am 25 and I can hear it. My 5 yr olds (who both have ear problems) can also hear it, but don't seem bothered by it
Ooh it hurts!
Well I am 25 and I can hear it. My 5 yr olds (who both have ear problems) can also hear it, but don't seem bothered by it
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enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Posted:
If I went somewhere & I could hear that, I wouldn't go away, I'd find whatever was making it and destroy it with great predjudice
horrible noise
If I went somewhere & I could hear that, I wouldn't go away, I'd find whatever was making it and destroy it with great predjudice
horrible noise
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3,149 posts
Location: London
3,149 posts
Location: London
Posted:
Can't hear a thing, guvnor. But my sense of smell is excellent. Do i get extra points?
Can't hear a thing, guvnor. But my sense of smell is excellent. Do i get extra points?
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Momma Bear
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Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm 25 and can hear it, unfortunately. It's really annoying, I bet mollydog would hate it too!!!
I'm 25 and can hear it, unfortunately. It's really annoying, I bet mollydog would hate it too!!!
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
Do you have any information about who actually plays this? The ringtone idea is a very good one, however assuming that everyone under 25 or with good hearing is going to cause problems is amazing! I would be willing to turn up in these places and cause more problems just because of how rude I think they are being.
Edit: I found this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/04/04/mosquito_sound_wave_feature.shtml
Edit again:
This is what they have to say about equal opportunities
Well, it doesn't look like they actually care about the age bit then do they? Do they now want people under 25 to enjoy the theatre or the space about it? mmm...
Edit again:
I've just sent them an email, asking why they did it, and saying that as an under 25 year old I find it offensive.
EDITED_BY: Sym (1150301987)
Do you have any information about who actually plays this? The ringtone idea is a very good one, however assuming that everyone under 25 or with good hearing is going to cause problems is amazing! I would be willing to turn up in these places and cause more problems just because of how rude I think they are being.
Edit: I found this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/04/04/mosquito_sound_wave_feature.shtml
Edit again:
This is what they have to say about equal opportunities
Written by:
Equal Opportunities
The Wyvern Theatre recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons which are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital status, responsibility for dependants, appearance, geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.
The Company will challenge discrimination and lack of opportunity in its own policy and practice and will help other organisations and individuals to do the same. As a company we must try to aim to create a culture that respects and values each others differences and to see these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve.
Well, it doesn't look like they actually care about the age bit then do they? Do they now want people under 25 to enjoy the theatre or the space about it? mmm...
Edit again:
I've just sent them an email, asking why they did it, and saying that as an under 25 year old I find it offensive.
EDITED_BY: Sym (1150301987)
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compfuzzled
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Location: hastings, England (UK)
compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
Posted:
yes i can hear it, cheers seye, as [censored] as my laptop speakers are, they didnt really need that, especially when i was in the middle of listenin to a wicked atmosphere track
yes i can hear it, cheers seye, as [censored] as my laptop speakers are, they didnt really need that, especially when i was in the middle of listenin to a wicked atmosphere track
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1,909 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
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1,909 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Posted:
I can hear it. But its jsut a type of 'white noise' and from having years of hearing tests when I was much younger, white noise rarely bothers me now. I just switch off to it, even though it leaves me ears ringing for a while afterwards.
I heard about this on local news a while back. some shop keepers are having devices that emit this sound to deter kids from congregating outside their shops in large crowds. And being from an area where this is a problem I am actually for shops doing this.
As for it being a ring tone aimed at kids, I don't like it. I don't agree with children having mobile phones in school, they have no need for them whilst they are there.
I can hear it. But its jsut a type of 'white noise' and from having years of hearing tests when I was much younger, white noise rarely bothers me now. I just switch off to it, even though it leaves me ears ringing for a while afterwards.
I heard about this on local news a while back. some shop keepers are having devices that emit this sound to deter kids from congregating outside their shops in large crowds. And being from an area where this is a problem I am actually for shops doing this.
As for it being a ring tone aimed at kids, I don't like it. I don't agree with children having mobile phones in school, they have no need for them whilst they are there.
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
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Posted:
27 and can hear it fine, unfortunately
We used to have a tv at school that made that noise on standby, and no teacher ever switched it off because they couldn't hear it.
But seriously, with all the money shopping centre make off people under 25, why would they do it?
Apart from that, Sym's right, it's plain and simple discrimination, and could probably be punished. What about mothers with children, or even babies? Do they have to suffer that awful noise all the time while shopping? I'm not sure the noise of 250 babies crying out of frustration is much preferable.
27 and can hear it fine, unfortunately
We used to have a tv at school that made that noise on standby, and no teacher ever switched it off because they couldn't hear it.
But seriously, with all the money shopping centre make off people under 25, why would they do it?
Apart from that, Sym's right, it's plain and simple discrimination, and could probably be punished. What about mothers with children, or even babies? Do they have to suffer that awful noise all the time while shopping? I'm not sure the noise of 250 babies crying out of frustration is much preferable.
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Posted:
i can hear it, but don't find it that irritating. If i wasn't aware i was supposed to be listening to it, i'd probably just think it was my ears ringing and continue hanging around in the shopping centre... not that i actually hang around in shopping centres anyway.
It's mean though... what about all the poor youngsters who slave away their weekends working in crappy retail jobs in shopping centres, that's just one more thing to ruin your day...
i can hear it, but don't find it that irritating. If i wasn't aware i was supposed to be listening to it, i'd probably just think it was my ears ringing and continue hanging around in the shopping centre... not that i actually hang around in shopping centres anyway.
It's mean though... what about all the poor youngsters who slave away their weekends working in crappy retail jobs in shopping centres, that's just one more thing to ruin your day...
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Has sharp edges
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Location: Stuck in the mire, USA
Has sharp edges
1,266 posts
Location: Stuck in the mire, USA
Posted:
I'm 31 and I can hear it.......unfortunatly
I'm 31 and I can hear it.......unfortunatly
My ADD makes it so that.....Ooooo SHINY.....wanna go ride bikes....wait....where am I.....
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Devil May Cry
327 posts
Location: Manchester / London, United Kingdom
Devil May Cry
327 posts
Location: Manchester / London, United Kingdom
Posted:
the wierd thing is that.....I can hear this....practicly.....every waking hour....
the wierd thing is that.....I can hear this....practicly.....every waking hour....
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Location: ffidrac
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Posted:
yeah i know what you mean, it's similar to electrical hum noise.... but slightly more whiney, a bit like feedback, but not so high pitched... high-pitched is actually a lot closer to what i was expecting.... unless what i am hearing is completely not what everyone else is?? how would you know? i think in this thread people should start describing the noise they can hear, so i can check whether or not i'm actually deaf/imagining the noise/hearing something completely different/my speakers aren't actually working... then i can answer the poll
in a similar vein, do those whistles that only dogs can hear (supposedly) actually work? i need an eloquent dog to tell me that, maybe the just come running because they hear their owner huffing and puffing through a bit of plastic, suspect that they stopped breathing properly and come to save them! i guess we will never know....
yeah i know what you mean, it's similar to electrical hum noise.... but slightly more whiney, a bit like feedback, but not so high pitched... high-pitched is actually a lot closer to what i was expecting.... unless what i am hearing is completely not what everyone else is?? how would you know? i think in this thread people should start describing the noise they can hear, so i can check whether or not i'm actually deaf/imagining the noise/hearing something completely different/my speakers aren't actually working... then i can answer the poll
in a similar vein, do those whistles that only dogs can hear (supposedly) actually work? i need an eloquent dog to tell me that, maybe the just come running because they hear their owner huffing and puffing through a bit of plastic, suspect that they stopped breathing properly and come to save them! i guess we will never know....
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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
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Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Posted:
Sixth, thats Tinitus.
As for the use in shopping centres, I had only heard it was going to be used by indepentant shops to prevent gangs of kids hanging around outside and causing a nucance. Something that is very common where I live.
Sixth, thats Tinitus.
As for the use in shopping centres, I had only heard it was going to be used by indepentant shops to prevent gangs of kids hanging around outside and causing a nucance. Something that is very common where I live.
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Posted:
Can't they just chase them off instead of bothering everyone else with the sound, too?
Can't they just chase them off instead of bothering everyone else with the sound, too?
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
I think that's horrible. I heard they were going to play oldschool music like Nat King Cole in shopping centres to move them on, but that rining is a disgusting joke!
Are they trying to chase away blind shoppers with guide dogs as well!
I think that's horrible. I heard they were going to play oldschool music like Nat King Cole in shopping centres to move them on, but that rining is a disgusting joke!
Are they trying to chase away blind shoppers with guide dogs as well!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
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Posted:
yeah, my ears just didnt enjoy that. as if you wouldnt just switch your phone to vibrate!?!?!?!
yeah, my ears just didnt enjoy that. as if you wouldnt just switch your phone to vibrate!?!?!?!
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veteran
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Location: Lancs England
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Location: Lancs England
Posted:
im 27 and can hear it
im 27 and can hear it
before i met those lot i thought they'd be a bunch of dreadlocked hippies that smoked, set things on fire ,and drank a lot of tea but then when i met them....oh wait (PyroWill)
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
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Posted:
I just played it for my parents, and they couldnt hear it...but they're in their 50s so no surprises there.
However my dog didn't react, so my guide dog theory doesn't really hold up.
I just played it for my parents, and they couldnt hear it...but they're in their 50s so no surprises there.
However my dog didn't react, so my guide dog theory doesn't really hold up.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia
Posted:
I'm only 21 and i couldn't hear it.....
think i need to get my ears checked....
I'm only 21 and i couldn't hear it.....
think i need to get my ears checked....
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Location: Nuneaton
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Location: Nuneaton
Posted:
Couldn't hear a thing but then had fun on the main production floor at work with a set of large speakers {evil Grin}.
I'm now hated by half the staff hehehe
Couldn't hear a thing but then had fun on the main production floor at work with a set of large speakers {evil Grin}.
I'm now hated by half the staff hehehe
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Location: Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Posted:
i can hear it, but the most interestinig is how many people can here the "TV Noise", if someone has a tv on, on mute, on the other side of the house i can hear the high pitched noise it makes, but it doesent happen with anything else. Its puzzled me for years.
i can hear it, but the most interestinig is how many people can here the "TV Noise", if someone has a tv on, on mute, on the other side of the house i can hear the high pitched noise it makes, but it doesent happen with anything else. Its puzzled me for years.
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
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Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Posted:
i just tried it out with my collegues all of whom are 40ish and none of them heard it. I can hear it better if i tilt my head from side to side.
i just tried it out with my collegues all of whom are 40ish and none of them heard it. I can hear it better if i tilt my head from side to side.
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Posted:
26 and i can hear it even after years of abuse standing infront of 25K sound systems
*opens eyes* oh yeah
EDITED_BY: ravehead (1150371092)
26 and i can hear it even after years of abuse standing infront of 25K sound systems
*opens eyes* oh yeah
EDITED_BY: ravehead (1150371092)
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia
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Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia
Posted:
*cough*
Well i can't hear but at least i can read! 
Written by: steaks
I heard about this on local news a while back. some shop keepers are having devices that emit this sound to deter kids from congregating outside their shops in large crowds. And being from an area where this is a problem I am actually for shops doing this.
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*cough*
Well i can't hear but at least i can read!
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
The big deal that I heard about on the news the other day was that kids could use it to send text messages to each other, and thus cheat on tests, without the teacher noticing the students phones making noises.
Several school districts are trying to ban cell phones in public schools, and it is actually parents that are in an uproar about it. They are saying their children need the phones for their own personal safety and that by the kids having a phone, the parents piece of mind is eased because they will always know where there children are and can contact them if necessary. I'm not sure I agree with that. I grew up before the days of cell phones, and my parents had no problems waiting for a phone call to let them know I got home safely while they were still at work.
The big deal that I heard about on the news the other day was that kids could use it to send text messages to each other, and thus cheat on tests, without the teacher noticing the students phones making noises.
Several school districts are trying to ban cell phones in public schools, and it is actually parents that are in an uproar about it. They are saying their children need the phones for their own personal safety and that by the kids having a phone, the parents piece of mind is eased because they will always know where there children are and can contact them if necessary. I'm not sure I agree with that. I grew up before the days of cell phones, and my parents had no problems waiting for a phone call to let them know I got home safely while they were still at work.
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Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
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Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
Posted:
Can't see the point of using to cheat on a test frankly, vibrate would work just as well. Techonophobia I think.
I'm 20 and can hear it. Dad's nearly 60 and can't, though he did notice the crackling noise it made in my speakers as they struggled to play music and unpleasant high pitched whine at the same time.
Can't see the point of using to cheat on a test frankly, vibrate would work just as well. Techonophobia I think.
I'm 20 and can hear it. Dad's nearly 60 and can't, though he did notice the crackling noise it made in my speakers as they struggled to play music and unpleasant high pitched whine at the same time.
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Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posted:
I can hear it but as it went along I wasn't sure if I was imagining it, but I can't have been as I heard it stop.
I can't hear the BBC one
I'm 22
EDITED_BY: jemima (jem) (1150380144)
I can hear it but as it went along I wasn't sure if I was imagining it, but I can't have been as I heard it stop.
I can't hear the BBC one
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
People have always found ways to cheat on tests. I dont think this will make much difference at all.
People have always found ways to cheat on tests. I dont think this will make much difference at all.
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old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
With regards to using noise to stop teenagers congregating in certain areas: Where this is a problem in my area they play classical music outside the shops. It seems to work, and doesn't cause discomfort to any small children/dogs etc.
With regards to using noise to stop teenagers congregating in certain areas: Where this is a problem in my area they play classical music outside the shops. It seems to work, and doesn't cause discomfort to any small children/dogs etc.
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