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Re:What is the mysterious 'global Hum' and is it simply nois... by dorkwood on Sunday October 11, 2020 @03:01PM (#24748151)
Why would people in the same room match the sound of the hum to different frequencies? And why would no one be able to record the hum, even with "sophisticated audio equipment"? It seems like these two things would rule out nearby boats as the cause.
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Re:What is the mysterious 'global Hum' and is it simply nois... by withinboredom on Sunday October 11, 2020 @04:36PM (#24748883)
I suspect it’s likely to some resonance in the human body that not everyone will have an affinity for. Such that the frequency could be extremely low and it causes a cavity (like a sinus) to resonate and your ear picks it up. I don’t have any proof of that, but it’s a possibility.
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