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Re:Wasabi Fire Alarm Alerts the Deaf with the Power of Scent by NikolaeVarius on Friday July 28, 2017 @12:47PM (#14875577)
The Fire Alarms I've experienced also are so damn loud and screeching I can physically feel the sound waves. I would be amazed if Deaf people couldn't feel the vibrations. Also, would they still be able to feel their ear drums vibrating?
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Re:Wasabi Fire Alarm Alerts the Deaf with the Power of Scent by function_seven on Friday July 28, 2017 @12:56PM (#14875669)
> Also, would they still be able to feel their ear drums vibrating?

I imagine that being deaf is what prevents this.

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Re:Wasabi Fire Alarm Alerts the Deaf with the Power of Scent by NikolaeVarius on Friday July 28, 2017 @01:15PM (#14875825)
Your ear drums are not the specific part of your ear that translates vibration into brain signals.
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Re:Wasabi Fire Alarm Alerts the Deaf with the Power of Scent by function_seven on Friday July 28, 2017 @01:31PM (#14875963)
I'm aware. Being deaf is the condition of not perceiving those signals, wherever that fault lies.
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