Re:Introduction to the Dial Telephone (1936) [video]
by rootbear on Thursday February 04, 2016 @04:51PM
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In the US, the voice would say "At the tone, the time will be 12:23 and 40 seconds ... BEEP!"
But in the UK it was "At the third stroke, the time will be 12:23 and 40 seconds ... beep! beep! beeeep!"
I like the UK version because you can get into the rhythm, like when a music conductor counts beats before an entrance. It would be interesting to know if anyone had done a study to see if the UK version produced better results.
A local radio music show in the 70's edited the US version for their intro into "At the time the tone will be 1 .. 2 .. 1 2 3 4" <music starts>.
But in the UK it was "At the third stroke, the time will be 12:23 and 40 seconds ... beep! beep! beeeep!"
I like the UK version because you can get into the rhythm, like when a music conductor counts beats before an entrance. It would be interesting to know if anyone had done a study to see if the UK version produced better results.
A local radio music show in the 70's edited the US version for their intro into "At the time the tone will be 1 .. 2 .. 1 2 3 4" <music starts>.