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Re:What is the mysterious 'global Hum' and is it simply nois... by withinboredom on Sunday October 11, 2020 @04:45PM (#24748947)
I’m curious, can you hear electronics? I can hear a CRT TV from almost 100ft away (the TV being muted, of course) and can tell you when it’s off and on without seeing it (it used to be a fun party trick back in the day). I can also hear capacitors in general if I try (but I just tune it out or I would go insane).

Those “how old is your hearing” sites peg me at 14 though I’m actually double the age and then some.

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Re:What is the mysterious 'global Hum' and is it simply nois... by lph on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @11:27PM (#24772820)
Yes, I can hear the high-pitched CRT TV noise. And also the high-pitched squeal that some CFL-backlit LCD monitors used to make. I'm not sure if it's that my ears are better, or if I'm just hyper-sensitive to sounds that other people filter out subconsciously.
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