173 Decibels

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 01/07/2020 at 11:17 • Filed to: None

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Krakatoa

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 11:23

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functionoverfashion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 12:20

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I read the Simon Winchester book about that. It’s all pretty amazing, and that article does a nice job of summarizing and explaining (a bit) just the noise itself. Incredible. Good find. 

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 12:28

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173 decibels- at ONE HUNDRED MILES from the source. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > functionoverfashion 01/07/2020 at 12:33

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Glad you enjoyed. It was one of those things that Firefox shows me when I load the browser. Sometimes, something interesting pops up. I wouldn’t wanna get my ear drums burst, but I’ve always wondered what that must have sounded like.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 01/07/2020 at 12:33

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E P I C

B I B L I C A L

ClassicDatsunDebate > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 13:13

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I know that shockwave feeling... I’ve been to a Foo Fighters concert.

“THESE ARE MY FAMOUS LAST WOOOOOOOOORDS!”

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ClassicDatsunDebate 01/07/2020 at 13:15

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Should I be relieved that your comment has no meaning to me personally?

ClassicDatsunDebate > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 13:17

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No man, music’s a personal thing.

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 13:18

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I’ve read that the noise *itself* was lethal at close range.  

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 01/07/2020 at 13:26

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I drove behind an M-60 battle tank at a gunnery range once while I was in the Army, and a distance of about 75 yards. The report was a real attention getter. I’d like to know what that might have been worth in decibels.

I knew an Old Guy who was a crew member on the Augusta Maru, a battleship that plied the Pacific during WWII. He said he was up on a conning tower somewhere when one of the 16-inchers fired and the concussion nearly knocked him off the latter he was on.

I wouldn’t want to die, or get my eardrums shattered, but I’ve wondered what that might have sounded like. Maybe at 200 miles...

Jason Spears > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 14:24

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Krakatoa: FUS RO DAH!

Vesuvius: I used to be a volcano like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jason Spears 01/07/2020 at 14:27

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I left my interpreter stones at the hotel. What are your references here?

Khalbali > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 14:56

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Skyrim.

Jason Spears > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 15:01

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Skyrim memes. I’m years late, but the horse doesn’t get any deader so I figured why not.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jason Spears 01/07/2020 at 15:09

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I am clueless. I’ll have to look that up.

QCGoose > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 19:17

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Extremely interesting read, and something I’d never known about until now. Thanks for sharing l  this!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > QCGoose 01/07/2020 at 19:59

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You bet. I’m glad you enjoyed it. That event has held my curiosity for many years.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/07/2020 at 22:53

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That sounds like it could make an interesting movie...